Opinion
STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND DEFENDANTS
LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, District Judge.
WHEREAS, the discovery in this case is voluminous and contains a large amount of personal and confidential information including but not limited to telephone numbers, dates of birth and residential addresses ("Protected Information"); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to avoid both the necessity of large scale redactions and the unauthorized disclosure or dissemination of this information to anyone not a party to the court proceedings in this matter;
The parties agree that entry of a stipulated protective order is appropriate.
THEREFORE, Defendants, by and through their counsel of record ("Defense Counsel"), and the United States of America, by and through Assistant United States Attorney Henry Z. Carbajal III, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
1. This Court may enter a protective order pursuant to Rule 16(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and its general supervisory authority.
2. This Order pertains to all discovery provided to or made available to Defense Counsel as part of discovery in this case (hereafter, collectively known as "the discovery").
3. By signing this Stipulation and Protective Order, Defense Counsel agrees not to share any documents that contain Protected Information with anyone other than Defense Counsel attorneys, designated defense investigators, and support staff. Defense Counsel may permit their respective Defendants to view unredacted documents in the presence of their attorney, defense investigators, and support staff. The parties agree that Defense Counsel, defense investigators, and support staff shall not allow their respective Defendants to copy Protected Information contained in the discovery. The parties agree that Defense Counsel, defense investigators, and support staff may provide their respective Defendants with copies of documents from which Protected Information has been redacted.
4. The discovery and information therein may be used only in connection with the litigation of this case and for no other purpose. The discovery is now and will forever remain the property of the United States of America ("Government"). Defense Counsel will return the discovery to the Government or certify that it has been shredded at the conclusion of the case.
5. Defense Counsel will store the discovery in a secure place and will use reasonable care to ensure that it is not disclosed to third persons in violation of this agreement.
6. Defense Counsel shall be responsible for advising their respective Defendants, employees, and other members of the defense team, and defense witnesses of the contents of this Stipulation and Order.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER, United States Attorney, HENRY Z. CARBAJAL III, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, CA, Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America.
ANDREW DELAHUNT, Attorney for Defendant EFRAIN LOZADA ROSAS.
MICHAEL GRAHN, Attorney for Defendant VICTOR FLORES FUENTES.
ROGER BONAKDAR, Attorney for Defendant CORNELIO ROJAS.
MEGAN HOPKINS, Attorney for Defendant EDGAR HIPATL RODRIGUEZ.
CAROL ANN MOSES, Attorney for Defendant MIGUEL ANGEL GOMEZ.
KEVIN LITTLE Attorney for Defendant ANTONIO MORALES.
VIRNA SANTOS, Attorney for Defendant RAMIRO LOZADA MEDEL.
ERNEST LUTZ, Attorney for Defendant JESUS CUEVAS LOPEZ.
7. In the event that any Defendant substitutes counsel, undersigned Defense Counsel for the defendant substituting counsel agrees to withhold discovery from new counsel unless and until substituted counsel agrees also to be bound by this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.