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Parties Involved:
Sandford Bemi Faison
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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RECEIVED

DAVID L. ANDERSON (CABN 149604) JAN 1 7 2019^^Ay

United States Attorney L/ ^ SUSAN Y. SOONG ^

CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

BARBARA J. VALLIERE (DCBN 4393«3)th district of California . , , . . . ^ •' r\h\y\ AMrv r\cmoc

Chier, Criminal Division

PHILIP J. KEARNEY (CABN 114978)

Assistant United States Attorney

OAKLAND OFFICE

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7023

F/^:(415) 436-7234

philip.keamey@usdoj .go v

Attorneys for United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

FILFD

JAN 22 2019

SUSAN Y SOi' X,

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

V.

SANDFORD BEMI FAISON,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 4-19-70023 KAW

MOTION AND [PR©P©Seej ORDER TO FILE

REDACTED COMPLAINT; MOTION AND

•[PRQRQgj^ ORDER TO UNSEAL REDACTED

COMPLAINT

The United States, by and through Assistant United States Attorney Philip J. Kearney, hereby

moves this Court for an order allowing the government to publicly file with the Court a redacted copy of

the original complaint previously filed under seal in this matter. A copy of the proposed redacted

complaint is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The original, sealed Complaint contains details of the FBI

methodologies used to investigate this offense, as well as information regarding the purported chemical

weapon involved in this matter which could potentially spur copycat-type behavior. The United States

seeks to maintain the original complaint under seal, but seeks to publicly file the attached redacted

complaint which removes sensitive portions of the original which was previously disclosed to the

defendant. The United States also moves to unseal the above-entitled matter going forward -with the

MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING FILING OF REDACTED

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exception of the original (non-redacted) complaint.

DATED: January 17, 2019 Respectfully submitted,

ALEX G. TSE

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THIEIP J. KEARNEY

Assistant United States Attorney

[PROrOSED] ORDER

Upon motion of the United States and good cause having been shown, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that a redacted copy of the Complaint charging Sandford Bemi Faison, be publicly filed

with the Clerk's Office. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the above-entitled matter be

unsealed with the exception of the original (non-redacted) complaint which will remain under seal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January^, 2019

HON>KANDIS A. WESTMORE

U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

MOTION AND ORDER REGARDING FILING OF REDACTED

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