Order granting 14 Unopposed Motion — USA v. Cindi Denton (Dkt. 15, S.D. Fla.)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 0:21-mj-06149-PMH · Doc. 15 · 2021-05-13 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
CASE NO.  21-6149-MJ-HUNT 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
  
 
 
 
 
 
vs. 
 
 
 
 
  
   
 
 
 
CINDI ELLIS DENTON, 
 
          Defendant. 
________________________________________/ 
 
PROTECTIVE ORDER REGULATING DISCLOSURE OF LIMITED 
DISCOVERY AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN 
 
The United States of America, having filed a motion for a protective order regulating the 
disclosure of limited discovery and sensitive information contained therein to defense counsel, and 
the defendant having no objection, and the Court finding good cause therefore: 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the government is authorized to disclose sensitive 
information in its possession that the government believes will help counsel understand the 
allegations in the Complaint, prior to the entry to the Standing Discovery Order; 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the government shall mark that portion of the discovery 
that includes sensitive information as “Confidential”; 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel of record for the defendant in this proceeding 
shall hold the Confidential portion of the limited discovery in strict confidence. Therefore, defense 
counsel shall restrict access to this discovery, and shall disclose this limited discovery to their 
client, office staff, investigators, and to anticipated fact or expert witnesses only to the extent that 
defense counsel believes is necessary to assist in the defense of their client in this matter and in a 
manner that will prohibit the disclosure of this limited discovery to other persons not involved in 
the defense; 
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel of record for the defendant shall advise any 
person to whom the Confidential portion of the limited discovery is disclosed that such information 
shall be held in strict confidence, and that further disclosure or dissemination is proscribed without 
defense counsel’s express consent; and 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel of record for the defendant shall obtain a 
certification from each person to whom the Confidential portion of the limited discovery is 
disclosed, excluding members of the attorney’s office staff, in which the recipient, (a) 
acknowledges these restrictions as set forth in the Protective Order of the Court, and (b) agrees 
that they will not disclose or disseminate the information without express consent of defense 
counsel. Counsel shall keep a copy of each certification to identify the individuals who received 
the Confidential portion of the limited discovery and the date on which such information was first 
disclosed. 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel of record agree that, upon conclusion of the 
above captioned case,1 copies of the Confidential portion of the limited discovery disclosed to 
defense counsel pursuant to the terms of this order shall be destroyed or returned to the United 
States. 
DONE AND ORDERED in chambers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this ____ day of 
____________________________, 2021. 
 
____________________________________ 
HONORABLE  
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 
 
1 This shall mean upon the conclusion of any appellate and Section 2255 proceedings, if any, or 
upon expiration of the deadline for filing appellate or Section 2255 proceedings. 
 
13th
May
PATRICK M HUNT
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