UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

DESHON GEORGE

No. 20 CR 289

Hon. Steven C. Seeger

Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes

PROTECTIVE ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY

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

ORDERED: 

1. All of the materials provided by the United States in preparation for, or in 

connection with, any stage of the proceedings in this case (collectively, “the materials”) are subject 

to this protective order and may be used by defendant and defendant’s 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. Defendant and defendant’s 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. Defendant, defendant’s 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 

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by defendant, defendant’s counsel, and authorized persons. Such copies and reproductions shall 

be treated in the same manner as the original materials.

4. Defendant, defendant’s 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 defendant or 

defendant’s 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, defendant 

and/or defendant’s 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.

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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.

Date: June 29, 2020

Steven C. Seeger

United States District Judge 

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