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Parties Involved:
USA
Plaintiff
Brian Downing Woodson
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER

KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

MARK KROTOSKI (CSBN 138549)

Chief, Criminal Division

SUSAN R. JERICH (CSBN 188462) 

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-7158

Facsimile: (415)436-7234

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

BRIAN DOWNING WOODSON, 

Defendant.

 

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No. CR 06-330 SI 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

PROTECTIVE ORDER RE: DISCOVERY

OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

SAN FRANCISCO VENUE

With the agreement of the parties, and with the consent of the defendant, the Court enters the

following order:

Defendant is charged with certain offenses pertaining to the attempted receipt of child

pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252 (a)(2) and (b)(1). The United States will produce

to counsel for the defendant in this case discovery, including digital media, that contains images

of child pornography. Pursuant to the child victim privacy provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 3509(d) and

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16, the United States requests that disclosure of these

materials be subject to the following restrictions:

1. Except when being actively examined for the purpose of the preparation of the defense of

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defendant Brian Woodson, the digital and/or paper media produced by the United States

to defense counsel, Mr. Geoffrey Hansen, shall be maintained in a locked, safe, and

secure drawer, cabinet, or safe which is accessible only to Mr. Hansen, members of his

trial preparation team working with him to prepare Mr. Woodson’s defense, and his

investigator. Mr. Hansen, members of his trial preparation team, and the investigator

shall not permit any person access of any kind to the digital and/or paper media or

information related to child victims except as set forth below.

2. The following individuals may examine the digital and/or paper media for the sole

purpose of preparing the defense of defendant Brian Woodson and for no other purpose:

a. Counsel for the defendant, Geoffrey Hansen; 

b. Persons employed by the Office of the Federal Public Defender who are assisting

with the preparation of Brian Woodson’s defense;

c. Defendant Brian Woodson, but only in the presence of his attorney;

d. Any expert(s) retained on behalf of defendant Brian Woodson to assist in the

defense of this matter; and

e. Any investigator(s) retained on behalf of defendant Brian Woodson to assist in the

defense of this matter.

3. A copy of this order shall be maintained with the digital and/or paper media at all times.

4. All individuals other than Mr. Hansen and Brian Woodson who receive access to the

materials pursuant to this Order, prior to receiving access to the materials, shall sign a

copy of this Order acknowledging that:

a. They have reviewed the Order;

b. They understand all its contents;

c. They agree that they will only access the digital media for the purposes of

preparing a defense for defendant Brian Woodson;

d. They will not make any copies of any image files within the digital media without

further order of the Court;

e. They will not access the digital media from any computer that is connection to the

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Internet or to any local network; and

f. They understand that failure to abide by this Order may result in sanctions by this

Court and in state or federal criminal charges for possession or dissemination of

child pornography.

Counsel for Brian Woodson, Mr. Hansen, shall promptly file signed copies of the Order,

ex parte and under seal. The United States shall have no access to these signed copies

without further order of the District Court.

5. No other person may be allowed to examine the material without further court order. 

Examination of the digital and/or paper media shall be done in a secure environment

which will not expose the materials to other individuals not listed above.

6. No copies of any image files contained in the digital and/or paper media may be made

without further court order. The prohibition on copying includes (1) printing out images

onto paper or film and (2) duplicating the images in any digital format. Non-image files

such as word processing files, e-mails, and other text files may be duplicated to the extent

necessary to prepare the defense of this matter.

7. The computer from which the digital media will be accessed shall not be connected to the

Internet or to any other computer network.

8. Any pleadings that include or make reference to the above-described materials or their

contents shall be filed under seal.

9. Within five court days of the judgement and sentencing hearing in this matter, all material

provided to defense counsel pursuant to this Order, and all other authorized copies, if any,

shall be returned to the United States. The United States shall destroy them. If defendant

believes that he must maintain the material for any reasons related to appeal, defendant

must seek authorization from the District Court within five days of the sentencing and

judgment in this matter.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER

SO STIPULATED:

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

Dated: 7/7/06 By:_____/s/____________________

SUSAN REED JERICH

Assistant United States Attorney

Dated: 7/10/06 ________/s/____________________

GEOFFREY HANSEN

Attorney for Defendant

IT IS SO ORDERED that disclosure of the above-described discovery materials shall be 

restricted as set forth above.

Dated:____________________ _______________________________

SUSAN Y. ILLSTON

United States District Court Judge

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