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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 Case No. 15-20283 

vs. HON. GEORGE CARAM STEEH 

 

BORIS ZIGMOND et al., 

 

 Defendants. 

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ORDER GRANTING THE GOVERNMENT’S MOTION 

FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (DOC. 161) 

 This matter is presently before the Court on the Government’s Motion 

for Protective Order regarding personal identifying information present in 

discovery documents. (Doc. 161). The motion was filed on February 15, 

2017, the date designated as the motion cut off deadline. The Government 

provided a copy of the motion and a proposed order to all attorneys of 

record on February 15, 2017. But, in order to file within the motion 

deadline, the Government submitted its motion before obtaining 

concurrence from all defense counsel. The Court has not received any 

responses or objections to this order since its filing date. As such, the 

motion appears unopposed. Furthermore, the Court finds the proposed 

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order provisions reasonable to maintain the privacy and safety of personal 

identifying information. The Government’s motion is, therefore, GRANTED. 

The personal identifying information, hereafter referred to as protected 

information, shall be protected from use and disclosure beyond what is 

reasonably necessary for the effective defense of this matter. 

 This order shall pertain to all discovery provided to or made available 

to defense counsel as part of discovery in this matter, whether in the past 

or the future. 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defense counsel shall not share any 

documents that contain protected information with anyone other than the 

defendants, defense counsel, designated defense investigators, support 

staff, or any other individuals necessary for assisting defense in the 

preparation and trial of this matter. Defense counsel may permit the 

defendants to view unredacted documents in the presence of their attorney, 

defense investigators, and support staff. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defense counsel, defense 

investigators, and support staff shall not allow the defendants to copy 

protected information contained in the discovery. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the discovery and information within 

may only be used in connection with the litigation of this case and for no 

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other purpose. The discovery is now and will forever remain the property of 

the United States Government. Defense counsel is ORDERED to return 

the electronic discovery to the Government at the conclusion of this case 

and permanently delete any copies from their computer systems. If any 

defense counsel, defense investigator, or support staff has produced hard 

copies of the discovery, they are ORDERED to shred all hard copies 

following the conclusion of litigation in this matter. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 90 days following the 

conclusion of the litigation in this matter, defense counsel shall certify in 

writing to counsel for the United States that all of the discovery documents 

have been returned, destroyed, and/or shredded. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event the defense seeks to 

utilize the discovery material in any court filing, at trial, or in another hearing 

in this matter, any protected information must be redacted from the 

discovery prior to its use. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any filings shall be filed in 

compliance with Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 and the Electronic Filing Policies and 

procedures of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

Michigan. 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defense counsel shall be 

responsible for advising their respective defendant, employees, and other 

members of the defense team of the contents of this Order. Any 

unauthorized disclosure may constitute a violation of this Order. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event any defendant 

substitutes counsel, new defense counsel shall be bound by this Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 31, 2017 

 s/George Caram Steeh 

 GEORGE CARAM STEEH 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on 

July 31, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. 

s/Marcia Beauchemin 

Deputy Clerk

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