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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DUKE K. BOLTER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN ASHCROFT, Attorney General,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE and FEDERAL BUREAU OF

INVESTIGATION,

Defendants.

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No. C 04-02878 JSW

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATION ON

MOTION

The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Larson’s Report and Recommendation

regarding the Motion for Preliminary Injunction and/or Writ of Mandate filed by Plaintiff Duke

Bolter. The Court has also reviewed the objections to Judge Larson’s Report and

Recommendation filed by the Federal Defendants.

Having considered the Report and Recommendation and the objections, the Court finds

the Report correct, well-reasoned and thorough, and adopts it in every respect. The Court notes

the concerns raised by the Federal Defendants regarding the safety of confidential informants. 

However, the Report recommends that the records be disclosed to Bolter’s counsel, pursuant to

a protective order, restricting distribution to counsel only and their staff and investigators. 

Therefore, neither the documents nor their contents may be disclosed to Bolter, or anyone other

than Bolter’s counsel, staff and investigators without further order of the Court. The Court is

satisfied that these conditions sufficiently address the security concerns raised by the Federal 

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Defendants while Judge Larson conducts further proceedings on this matter. Accordingly, the

Court HEREBY ADOPTS the Report and Recommendations and ORDERS that the records

described in the Report be disclosed to Bolter’s counsel pursuant to the conditions set forth in

the Report.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 21, 2005 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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