court filing: Case 1:20-cr-00333 Document 532 Filed 09/09/20 Page 2 of 5
Summary
The court denied the defendant's request to modify a protective order to allow the use of discovery materials produced by the government in a related civil proceeding. The court found that the defendant did not sufficiently substantiate the request and that the parties had previously agreed to the protective order's terms. The court's decision was based on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and relevant case law.
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court filing: 20-CR-033 (LJL)
The court denied the defendant's request to modify a protective order that governed the use of discovery materials produced by the government in a criminal case. The court found that the defendant had not sufficiently substantiated a request to deviate from the status quo. The protective order was originally entered on July 30, 2020.
court filing: 21-00338
The document discusses the defendant's third motion for release on bail, the government's opposition, and the legal standards governing bail under the Eighth Amendment and the Bail Reform Act. The court considers its jurisdiction to grant the motion while the defendant's bail appeal is pending. The court ultimately denies the defendant's motion without resolving the jurisdictional question.
Court Filing: 20-00330-cr
The court denied the defendant's request to modify a protective order that governed the use of discovery materials produced by the government in a criminal case. The court had previously entered the protective order on July 30, 2020, finding good cause existed. The defendant sought to use documents produced in the criminal case for purposes other than the defense of the criminal action.
Court Filing: 20cr833 (D.N.J. filed 11/18/20)
This court filing outlines the procedures for the defendant and defense counsel to access and handle discovery materials marked as 'highly confidential' by the government. It restricts the dissemination and copying of such materials and requires designated persons and potential defense witnesses to sign an order acknowledging the confidentiality obligations. The order aims to balance the defendant's right to prepare for trial with the need to protect sensitive information.
court filing: 3550
The Government responds to the Court's Order regarding the delivery of legal mail to the defendant, explaining that expedited delivery is not practicable and that the MDC's legal department has various responsibilities for 1,700 inmates. The Government details the delivery of a hard drive containing Court-ordered disclosures and explains that an institutional emergency impacted delivery on one day.
Court Order: 476
The court orders the Government to reply to the Defendant's response regarding the authentication of Government Exhibit 52 and sets a deadline for proposed redactions to motion papers. The dispute centers on whether Employee-1 can authenticate the document given that Mr. Rodriguez, a former employee, allegedly removed it from the property before Employee-1 began working for Jeffrey Epstein.
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