UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

JOSE LUIS CHAVEZ, et al.

No. 12 CR 250

Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox

 PROTECTIVE ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY

Upon the motion of the government, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(d), it is hereby

ORDERED:

1. The sealed applications, affidavits, and orders authorizing the interception of wire

communications in this case, and copies of the intercepted wire communications themselves

(collectively, “the materials”) are subject to this protective order and may be used by defendants

and defendants’ counsel (defined as counsel of record in this case) solely in connection with the

defense of this case, and for no other purpose, and in connection with no other proceeding,

without further order of this Court.

2. Defendants and defendants’ counsel shall not disclose the materials or their

contents directly or indirectly to any person or entity other than persons employed to assist in the

defense, persons who are interviewed as potential witnesses, counsel for potential witnesses, and

other persons to whom the Court may authorize disclosure (collectively, “authorized persons”). 

Potential witnesses and their counsel may be shown copies of the materials as necessary to

prepare the defense, but may not retain copies without prior permission of the Court. 

3. Defendants, defendants’ counsel, and authorized persons shall not copy or

reproduce the materials except in order to provide copies of the materials for use in connection

with this case by defendants, defendants’ counsel, and authorized persons. Such copies and
reproductions shall be treated in the same manner as the original materials.

4. Defendants, defendants’ counsel, and authorized persons shall not disclose any

notes or records of any kind that they make in relation to the contents of the materials, other than

to authorized persons, and all such notes or records are to be treated in the same manner as the

original materials.

5. Before providing materials to an authorized person, defense counsel must provide

the authorized person with a copy of this Order.

6. Upon conclusion of all stages of this case, all of the materials and all copies made

thereof shall be disposed of in one of three ways, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. The

materials may be (1) destroyed; (2) returned to the United States; or (3) retained in defense

counsel’s case file. The Court may require a certification as to the disposition of any such

materials. In the event that the materials are retained by defense counsel, the restrictions of this

Order continue in effect for as long as the materials are so maintained, and the materials may not

be disseminated or used in connection with any other matter without further order of the Court. 

7. To the extent any material is produced by the United States to defendants or

defendants’ counsel by mistake, the United States shall have the right to request the return of the

material and shall do so in writing. Within five days of the receipt of such a request, defendants

and/or defendants’ counsel shall return all such material if in hard copy, and in the case of

electronic materials, shall certify in writing that all copies of the specified material have been

deleted from any location in which the material was stored.

8. The restrictions set forth in this Order do not apply to documents that are or

become part of the public court record, including documents that have been received in evidence

at other trials, nor do the restrictions in this Order limit defense counsel in the use of discovery
materials in judicial proceedings in this case.

9. Nothing contained in this Order shall preclude any party from applying to this

Court for further relief or for modification of any provision hereof.

ENTER:

 

 

_______________________________ 

SUSAN E. COX 

Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

Northern District of Illinois

Date: 4/12/12