Opinion
Criminal Action No. 12-cr-00046-REB
05-23-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 1. CHRISTOPHER PRIDE, a/k/a "CK Ru," Defendant.
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF GRAND JURY MATERIALS
Blackburn, J.
The matter is before me on the Government's Motion to Disclose Copies of Transcripts of Grand Jury Testimony and Exhibits under Specified Conditions to the Attorney for the Defendant [#24] filed May 23, 2012, pursuant to Rule 6(e)(3)(E)(i) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. After reviewing the motion and the file, I conclude that the motion should be granted.
"[#24]" is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a specific paper by the court's electronic case filing and management system (CM/ECF). I use this convention throughout this order.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That the Government's Motion to Disclose Copies of Transcripts of Grand Jury Testimony and Exhibits under Specified Conditions to the Attorney for the Defendant [#24] filed May 23, 2012, is GRANTED;
2. That copies of the transcripts of testimony given before the Grand Jury and other Grand Jury materials be disclosed to the attorneys for the Defendants in the above-captioned case and in the following related cases pending in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado:
12-cr-00044-CMA,
12-cr-00045-WYD,
12-cr-00047-MSK, and
12-cr-00048-WJM for preparation for trial; and
3. That once disclosed, copies of the Grand Jury transcripts and materials are subject to the Protective Order Regarding Jencks Act Material Rule 26.2 And Rule 16 Material [#18] entered in this case on March 15, 2012, and are to be used, viewed, and managed accordingly.
Dated May 23, 2012, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
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Robert E. Blackburn
United States District Judge