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Parties Involved:
John Marvin Ballard
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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JAN DAVID KAROWSKY 

Attorney at Law 

A Professional Corporation 

California State Bar Number 53854 

716 19th Street, Suite 100 

Sacramento, CA 95814-0710 

Telephone: (916) 447-1134 

Facsimile: (916) 448-0265 

Email: KarowskyLaw@sbcglobal.net

Attorney for Defendant 

John Marvin Ballard 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

United States of America, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

John Marvin Ballard, 

 Defendant 

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Case No.: Cr.S-05-0168-DFL 

STIPULATION TO REQUEST COURT 

ORDER TO ALLOW U.S. PROBATION 

TO RELEASE CERTAIN RELEVANT 

RECORDS TO COUNSEL FOR BOTH 

PARTIES 

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Counsel for John Ballard is conducting certain investigation. In order to accomplish the 

investigation in an effective manner, counsel needs certain records which the U.S. Probation 

Office has in its possession, gathered in preparation of the latest Pre-Sentence Report. Counsel 

for John Ballard has spoken to Supervising Probation Officer Karen Meusling regarding the 

release of these documents so that counsel for Mr. Ballard does not have to make separate, 

duplicative requests for records which are currently available. Ms. Meusling indicated she was 

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agreeable to release these records, as detailed below, to counsel for Mr. Ballard, but could not do 

so without a Court order allowing her to do so. 

Counsel for Mr. Ballard has contacted AUSA Samuel Wong, the prosecuting attorney in 

the instant case, who agrees to the release of the records so long as he is provided a copy. 

Counsel for Mr. Ballard agrees to have a separate set of records released to Mr. Wong. 

 

STIPULATION 

Plaintiff, United States, and Defendant, John Ballard, through their undersigned counsel, 

hereby stipulate and agree and request that the Court issue an Order to the U.S. Probation Office 

for the Eastern District of California, directing that office to prepare and turn over to counsel for 

both parties the following documents which pertain to John Ballard: 

• Northern District of Oklahoma presentence report for 1986 conviction. 

• 1995 automated records from LA County which shows original arrest for stalking and the 

plea agreement for the FTAs and stalking to be dismissed. 

• Information by way of collateral assistance obtained from Central District of CA 

probation office. 

• Court records (automated) from LA County regarding 1995 arrest. 

• 1985 Criminal Complaint. 

• 1986 ND/OK "Defense Memorandum in Aid of Sentencing." 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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DATED: August 18, 2006 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 /s/ Samuel Wong, Esq. by 

 by Jan David Karowsky w/ 

 Mr. Wong’s approval 

 by 

 Samuel Wong 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

 by Jan David Karowsky 

DATED: August 18, 2006 JAN DAVID KAROWSKY 

 Attorney at Law 

 A Professional Corporation 

 

 /s/ Jan David Karowsky, Esq. 

 by 

 JAN DAVID KAROWSKY 

 Attorney for Defendant 

 John Ballard 

 

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is hereby ordered that the U.S. Probation Office for 

the Eastern District of California release a copy of the following records, in their possession, to 

counsel for both parties to the instant action: 

• Northern District of Oklahoma presentence report for 1986 conviction. 

• 1995 automated records from LA County which shows original arrest for stalking and the 

plea agreement for the FTAs and stalking to be dismissed. 

• Information by way of collateral assistance obtained from Central District of CA 

probation office. 

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• Court records (automated) from LA County regarding 1995 arrest. 

• 1985 Criminal Complaint. 

• 1986 ND/OK "Defense Memorandum in Aid of Sentencing." 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: 8/17/2006

______________________________ 

DAVID F. LEVI 

United States District Judge

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