UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :

: CRIMINAL NO. Cr. 11-452-01(FLW)

v.

:

ORDER FOR DISCOVERY

JAHMARI RICKY ALVARANGA : AND INSPECTION 

Defendant(s) :

In order to eliminate unnecessary motions for discovery in this case, to eliminate

delays in the presentation of evidence and the examination of witnesses, and to

expedite the trial pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act of 1974,

IT IS ORDERED:

1. Conference. Within ten (10) days from the date hereof, the attorneys

representing the United States and the defendant shall meet and confer to seek to

resolve any discovery issues prior to the filing of motions, and the United States shall

permit the defendant to inspect, and shall permit defendant to photograph or copy, or

shall furnish a photograph or copy of: 

 (a) All statements of the defendant required to be produced under 

Rule 16 (a) (1) (A), (B) or (C), Fed. R. Crim. P.

 (b) Defendant's prior criminal record as required by Rule 16 (a) (1) (D),

Fed. R. Crim. P. 

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 (c) All documents and tangible objects required to be produced under

Rule 16 (a) (1) (E), Fed. R. Crim. P.

 (d) All reports of examinations and tests required to be produced under

Rule 16 (a) (1) (F), Fed. R. Crim. P. 

 (e) All summaries of expert witnesses' testimony, required to be produced

under Rule 16 (a) (1) (G), Fed. R. Crim. P. The summaries provided shall

describe the witnesses' opinions, the bases and reasons therefor, and the

witnesses' qualifications. 

 (f) Any material evidence favorable to the defense related to issues of guilt,

lack of guilt or punishment which is known or that by the exercise of due

diligence may become known to the attorney for the United States, within the

purview of Brady v. Maryland and its progeny.

 (g) If there is more than one defendant named in the indictment, and if the

United States intends to introduce into evidence in its case-in-chief a confession

made to law enforcement authorities by one defendant which names or makes

mention of a co-defendant, then the United States must make a copy of that

statement or confession available to counsel for the non-declarant defendant,

along with a proposal for its redaction to conform with the requirements of

Bruton v. United States. If the government makes no such disclosure and

turnover within the time period allowed, the confession may not be received at a

joint trial of the declarant and non-declarant defendants. If, within ten (10) days

after receipt of the confession and its redacted version, counsel for the 

non-declarant defendant makes no objection to the redacted statement, the

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defendant will be deemed to have acceded to the receipt of the redacted

statement into evidence.

 (h) A defendant who receives discovery pursuant to this Order shall be

deemed to have requested such disclosure for the purpose of triggering

defendant's reciprocal discovery obligations under Rule 16 (b), Fed. R. Crim. P. 

The defendant shall have ten (10) days from its receipt of discovery from the

United States to produce its reciprocal discovery.

 (i) Any defendant intending to offer a defense of alibi or insanity or mental

condition shall comply with the requirements of Rules 12.1 and 12.2, Fed. R.

Crim. P.

2. Disclosure Declined. If, in the judgment of the United States Attorney, in

order to protect the identity of a confidential informant or undercover agent, to prevent

interference with an ongoing investigation, to protect the integrity of the criminal

proceeding, or to otherwise serve the interests of justice, any disclosure set forth in

paragraph 1 hereof should not be made, disclosure may be declined, and defense

counsel advised in writing of the declination within five (5) days of the conference. 

A defendant who seeks to challenge the declination may move the Court for

relief in the following manner:

 (a) No later than ten (10) days from the time that the government declines,

the defendant shall file a motion for discovery or inspection.

 (b) The motion shall conform to the schedule set forth in paragraph 12 of this

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Order, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

 (c) The motion shall set forth: (1) the statement that the prescribed

conference was held; (2) the date of the conference; (3) the name of the

attorney for the United States with whom the conference was held; (4) the

matters which were agreed upon; and (5) the matters which are in dispute and

which require the determination of the Court.

 (d) In responding to any such motion, the United States must show good

cause for the declination of discovery, and in doing so may invoke the provisions

of Fed. R. Crim. P. 16 (d) (1).

3. Rule 404 (b) Evidence. The United States shall provide notice to the defense

of all evidence it intends to offer of other crimes, wrongs or acts within the meaning of

Rule 404 (b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, not less than ten (10) calendar days

prior to the date of trial, except that for good cause shown, the Court may excuse such

pretrial notice.

4. Jencks and Giglio Material. The United States agrees to produce all

statements within the meaning of the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C.§ 3500, and impeachment

evidence within the meaning of Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), sufficiently

in advance of the witness' testimony to avoid delay in the trial. Similarly, the defense

shall produce "reverse Jencks" statements sufficiently in advance of the witness'

testimony to avoid delay in the trial.

5. Continuing Duty. Any duty of disclosure and discovery set forth herein is a

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continuing one and the attorneys for all parties shall produce any additional

discoverable information.

6. Exhibits. The United States shall pre-mark all exhibits that it intends to

introduce as part of its case-in-chief and shall permit defense counsel to inspect and

copy such exhibits thirty (30) days before trial. A set of such pre-marked exhibits with

an exhibit list shall be given to the trial judge's deputy clerk no later than the first day of

trial. The defendant's exhibits shall also be pre-marked and, unless otherwise ordered

by the Court upon the defendant's application, shall be disclosed to the United States

within seven (7) days after the United States' disclosure. Defense counsel, in an

appropriate case, may apply to the Court for an order requiring the United States to premark exhibits more than thirty (30) days in advance of trial. The United States and the

defense shall also pre-mark all Jencks Act materials and "reverse Jencks" pursuant to

Rule 26.2, Fed. R. Crim P., so that no trial delay is encountered.

7. Authenticity of Exhibits. The authenticity of all exhibits disclosed to and

examined by counsel pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 6 of this Order shall be

deemed to have been accepted by either the defendant or the United States unless 

counsel files with the Court, fourteen (14) days prior to the date of trial, a notice that the 

authenticity of one or more exhibits will be contested at trial, together with a statement

delineating why the authenticity of the exhibit is being challenged together with a

certification that the challenge to authenticity is being made in good faith.

8. Chain of Possession. When counsel has examined an exhibit disclosed prior

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to trial pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 6 of this Order, the chain of possession

of the exhibit will be deemed to have been accepted by either the defendant or the

United States unless counsel files with the Court, fourteen (14) days prior to the date of

trial, a notice that the chain of possession of the exhibit will be contested at trial

together with a statement delineating that the chain of possession of the exhibit is being

challenged and a certification that the challenge to the chain of possession is being

made in good faith.

9. Scientific Analysis. When any party has disclosed the scientific analysis of an

exhibit proposed to be introduced at trial by that party, which analysis has been

determined by an expert in the field of science involved, then the scientific analysis of

the exhibit will be deemed admitted unless counsel for a party receiving the disclosure

files with the Court, fourteen (14) days prior to trial, a notice that the scientific analysis

of the exhibit will be contested.

10. Other Motions by Defendant. Motions regarding defenses or objections

permitted pursuant to Rules 12 and 41(g), Fed. R. Crim. P., including, inter alia, motions 

for suppression of evidence, shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date hereof

 unless good cause for delay is shown.

11. Translations - In the event that the United States intends to utilize

translations of any conversations, copies or transcripts of such translations shall be

produced for defense counsel no later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of trial. The

correctness of any such translation or transcript will be deemed admitted, unless

defense counsel serves and files with the Court, fourteen (14) days prior to the date of

trial, a notice that counsel objects to the translation or transcript, specifying the portions

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thereof to which objection is made and counsel's contentions as to the correct

translation.

12. All pretrial motions not otherwise specifically provided for in this or other

Orders of the Court in this case will be deemed waived unless they are filed and served

not later than:

ALL PRETRIAL MOTIONS TO BE FILED BY: August 5,2011

OPPOSITION DUE BY: August 19, 2011

MOTIONS HEARING DATE: August 26, 2011

TRIAL SET FOR: September 6, 2011

13. Counsel shall furnish to the Court, five (5) days prior to the date of trial,

requests to charge and proposed voir dire questions.

 s/Freda L. Wolfson

 FREDA L. WOLFSON

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: July 11, 2011

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