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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

COURTNEY J. LINN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 "I" Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2755

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

) 2:08-MC-00002-LKK-DAD

Plaintiff, ) 

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v. ) 

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IN RE: ) ORDER 

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 REQUEST FROM BRAZIL PURSUANT TO ) 

 THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED ) 

 STATES OF AMERICA AND THE ) 

 GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATIVE ) 

 REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL ON MUTUAL ) 

 LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL )

 MATTERS ) 

 )

ORDER

 Upon application of the United States, and upon review of

the request from Brazil seeking evidence under the Treaty between

the United States of America and the Government of the Federative

Republic of Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

(Treaty Doc. 105-42 105th Cong. 2nd Sess., Exec. Rept 105-22,

105th Cong, 2nd Sess., 1997 WL 33140221) (the “Treaty”), 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to the authority conferred by

the Treaty, as well as 28 U.S.C. § 1782 and this Court's inherent

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authority, that Assistant U.S. Attorney Courtney J. Linn is

appointed as a Commissioner of this Court and is hereby directed

to execute the Treaty request as follows:

1. Take such steps as are necessary, including issuance of

commissioner's subpoenas to collect the evidence requested;

2. Provide notice to the recipient of the subpoena of the

time, date and place for the production of documents responsive

to it;

3. Disclose such copies of this Order as is necessary to

accomplish the purposes of the request for assistance;

4. Adopt procedures to collect the evidence requested,

consistent with its use in the investigation or proceeding for

which Brazil has requested assistance, which procedures may be

specified in the request or provided by or with the approval of

the Brazilian Central Authority under the Treaty;

5. Seek such further orders of this Court as may be

necessary to execute this request; and

6. Certify and submit the evidence collected for its

further transmission to Brazil. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in collecting the evidence

requested, the Commissioner may be accompanied by persons whose

presence or participation is authorized by the Commissioner,

including, without limitation, law enforcement agents and/or

representatives of Brazil. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 10, 2008.

Ddad1/orders.civil/brazil0002.ord

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