United States v. Maddox

• Docket Number: 23 CR 621
• Decision Date: 28 December 2023
• Parties: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KIMBERLY MADDOX, also known as “Kimberly Tate&rdquo
• Court: U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KIMBERLY MADDOX, also known as “Kimberly Tate”

No. 23 CR 621

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division

December 28, 2023

PROTECTIVE ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY

LINDSAY C. JENKINS DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Upon the agreed motion of the government, pursuant to Fed. R Crim. P. 16(d) and 18 U.S.C. § 3771(a)(1) and (8), 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. Certain materials disclosed or to be disclosed by the government contain particularly sensitive information, including financial information of one or more persons other than the defendant to whom the information is disclosed. These materials shall be plainly marked as sensitive by the government prior to disclosure. No such materials, or the information contained therein, may be disclosed to any persons other than defendant, counsel for defendant, persons employed to assist the defense, or the person to whom the sensitive information solely and directly pertains, without prior notice to the government and authorization from the Court. Absent prior permission from the Court, information marked as sensitive shall not be included in any public filing with the Court, and instead shall be submitted under seal.

4. 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 by defendant, defendant's counsel, and authorized persons. Such copies...