Opinion
CASE NO. 1:12-CR-00192-LJO-SKO
07-30-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. DAWN RENEE WESSLING, Defendant.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney IAN L. GARRIQUES GRANT B. RABENN Assistant U.S. Attorneys Attorneys for the United States of America
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
IAN L. GARRIQUES
GRANT B. RABENN
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Attorneys for the
United States of America
STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE
ORDER BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND DAWN RENEE
WESSLING
WHEREAS, the discovery in this case is voluminous and contains a large amount of personal information including, but not limited to social security numbers, dates of birth, telephone numbers, residential addresses, account information, as well as other forms of personal identification ("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, defendant Dawn Renee Wessling, by and through her counsel of record John Garland ("Defense Counsel"), and plaintiff United States of America, by and through its counsel of record, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
1. This Court may enter protective orders 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 by the United States 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 and designated defense investigators and support staff. Defense Counsel may permit the defendant to view unredacted documents in the presence of her attorney, defense investigators and support staff. The parties agree that Defense Counsel, defense investigators and support staff shall not allow the defendant to copy Protected Information contained in the discovery. The parties agree that Defense Counsel, defense investigators, and support staff may provide the defendant 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 Government. At the conclusion of the case, Defense Counsel will return the discovery to the Government or will certify that it has been shredded.
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 the defendant, employees, and other members of the defense team, and defense witnesses of the contents of this Stipulation/Order.
7. In the event that the defendant substitutes counsel, undersigned Defense Counsel agrees to withhold discovery from new counsel unless and until substituted counsel agrees also to be bound by this Order. IT IS SO STIPULATED.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
By: _________________________
IAN L. GARRIQUES
Assistant U.S. Attorney
_________________________
JOHN GARLAND
Attorney for Defendant
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE