U.S. v. Whatcott

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 1. SCOTT ANTHONY WHATCOTT, aka…

Court: United States District Court, D. Colorado

Date published: Oct 7, 2010

Criminal Case No. 10-cr-00509-REB (D. Colo. Oct. 7, 2010)

Opinion

Criminal Case No. 10-cr-00509-REB.

October 7, 2010

ORDER

ROBERT BLACKBURN, District Judge

This matter comes before the court on the Government's Motion To Disclose Materials Obtained Through Grand Jury Investigation [#17] filed October 7, 2010, pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(e)(3)(E)(i).

HAVING REVIEWED the motion, the court finds that good and sufficient cause supports the same,

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. That the Government's Motion To Disclose Materials Obtained Through Grand Jury Investigation [#17] filed October 7, 2010, is GRANTED;

2. That transcripts of testimony before the grand jury and other items pertaining to matters occurring before the grand jury may be disclosed to the defendants, Scott Anthony Whatcott (aka Michael Smith) and Ramona Fricosu (aka Ramona Smith) ("defendants"), and their respective attorneys;

3. That such materials shall only be used in defending this case; that such materials may be disclosed only to the defendants and their respective attorneys; that the attorneys for the defendants shall maintain custody of such materials and shall not reproduce or disseminate the same; and that such materials shall be returned to the United States or destroyed at the end of the case.

DATED October 7, 2010.