Text of Proposed Order — United States v. Metelus (Dkt. 11.1)

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The text of a proposed Protective Order Regulating Disclosure of Discovery and Sensitive Information Contained Therein, Document 11-1, entered on the FLSD docket 02/09/2026 in United States of America v. Roody Metelus, Case No. 26-CR-60019-ALTMAN/STRAUSS, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The order would authorize the government to disclose sensitive discovery marked Confidential. It would require defense counsel to hold that material in strict confidence and share it only as needed for the defense. Counsel would obtain a certification from each recipient and, at the end of the case, destroy the material or return it to the United States. The two-page proposed order has a blank date line for Hon. Roy K. Altman.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 
CASE NO. 26-CR-60019-ALTMAN/STRAUSS 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
vs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROODY METELUS, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defendant. 
 
 
 
____________________________________/ 
 
PROTECTIVE ORDER REGULATING DISCLOSURE OF  
DISCOVERY AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN 
 
 
The United States of America, having filed a motion for a protective order regulating the 
disclosure of discovery and sensitive information contained therein to defense counsel in 
connection with the government’s discovery obligations, 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 necessary to comply with the discovery 
obligations imposed by this Court;  
 
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 discovery in strict confidence.  Therefore, defense 
counsel shall restrict access to this discovery, and shall disclose this discovery to their clients, 
office staff, investigators, and to anticipated fact or expert witnesses only to the extent that defense 
Case 0:26-cr-60019-RKA   Document 11-1   Entered on FLSD Docket 02/09/2026   Page 1 of 2

 
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counsel believes is necessary to assist in the defense of their clients in this matter and in a manner 
that will prohibit the disclosure of this discovery to other persons not involved in the defense;  
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel of record for the defendant shall advise any 
person to whom the Confidential portion of the discovery is disclosed that such information shall 
be held in strict confidence, and that further disclosure or dissemination is prohibited 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 discovery is disclosed, 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 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 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 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this __ day of February, 
2026.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_______________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
THE HONORABLE ROY K. ALTMAN 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
cc:  
Counsel of record 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 This shall mean the period at the conclusion of any appellate and Section 2255 proceedings; if any, or upon 
expiration of the deadline for filing appellate or Section 2255 proceedings.    
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