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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, )

) 2:07-MC-00111-LKK-KJM

Plaintiff, ) 

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v. ) 

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IN RE: ) ORDER

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 REQUEST FROM ITALY ) 

 PURSUANT TO THE TREATY ) 

 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES ) 

 OF AMERICA AND THE ) 

 ITALIAN REPUBLIC ON )

 MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE )

 IN CRIMINAL MATTERS )

______________________________)

ORDER

 Upon application of the United States, and upon review of

the request from Italy seeking evidence under the Treaty on

Mutual Assistance with the Italian Republic (1985 WL 303144, 24 

I.L.M. 1539)(the “Treaty”), and the Court having fully considered

this matter,

 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

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

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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 in a form substantially consistent with

the form attached to the government’s ex parte application, to

compel the appearance of the witness requested;

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

time, date and place of the examination by video conference and

of the recipient’s right to bring his own counsel to the

examination (with no notice to any other party required);

3. Adopt procedures to conduct the examination of the

requested witness by video conference consistent with the use of

the testimony in the proceeding for which Italy has requested

assistance, which procedures may include allowing the Brindisi

Criminal Court such discretion and authority over the conduct of

the examination as may be reasonable in the circumstances;

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

necessary to execute this request; and

5. Certify and submit the evidence collected to the Office

of International Affairs, Criminal Division, United States

Department of Justice, or as otherwise directed by that office

for transmission to Italy.

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,

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including, without limitation, special agents of the Federal

Bureau of Investigation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 29, 2007. 

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