Protective Order — No. 1:26-cr-10030-RGS, Document 45

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Document 45, filed March 6, 2026 in No. 1:26-cr-10030-RGS, carrying numbered paragraphs of a protective order on discovery materials. Paragraph 3 covers redaction of third parties' Social Security numbers, dates of birth and financial account numbers from copies shown to witnesses. Paragraph 4 provides that the defense keeps possession of all copies of discovery materials marked confidential by the government, and that detained defendants may review them at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility or the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility. It also states that defendants who are not detained may view them only in the presence of the defense. Paragraph 5 conditions access by a defense professional on signing a copy of the order.

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Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account numbers of third parties from the

copies of materials shown to or played for any witnesses (excluding defendants, subject to the

terms of Paragraph 4, below). However, if the materials shown to or played for a particular

witness contain confidential information belonging to that particular witness, that information need

not be redacted from the materials shown to or played for that witness.

       4)      Defense counsel and their office staff (“the defense”) shall maintain any discovery

materials marked confidential by the government (“the Confidential Discovery Materials”),

including any copies the defense makes, as follows:

               a)     Except as provided below, the defense shall maintain possession of all

                      copies of the Confidential Discovery Materials. No copy may be left in the

                      possession of the defendants, nor may the defendants write down,

                      photograph, or otherwise record the content of the Confidential Discovery

                      Materials. A copy may be left with the Plymouth County Correctional

                      Facility or the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility (collectively, “the

                      Facilities”) for secure review of the materials by any detained defendants as

                      described below.

               b)     A copy of this protective order shall be kept with the copies of the

                      Confidential Discovery Materials at all times.

               c)     The only people who may view the Confidential Discovery Materials are

                      the defense, the defendants, and any experts or other trial preparation

                      professionals (“defense professionals”) designated by the defense, as

                      detailed below. Defendants who are not detained may access and view the


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                      Confidential Discovery Materials solely in the presence (including via

                      remote technology) of the defense (defense counsel or their office staff) and

                      under the direct supervision and control of the defense. Detained defendants

                      may access and view the Confidential Discovery Materials provided to them

                      by their counsel at the Facilities, according to the protocols established by

                      the Facilities for the secure review of evidence by detained defendants,

                      consistent with this Order, including the restrictions in subparagraph 4(a),

                      above.

              d)      In no event shall the defense or the defendants disclose or describe any of

                      the Confidential Discovery Materials to any other person or entity other than

                      the government or this Court, other than under the terms laid out below, or

                      as necessary during a court proceeding, subject to redactions protecting

                      confidential information in accordance with this Court’s Local Rules.

       5)     The defense and the defendants may describe or provide copies of the Confidential

Discovery Materials to any defense professional retained by them, but only if:

              a)      The defense professional signs a copy of this Order, and by doing so, agrees

                      to maintain the Confidential Discovery Materials in accordance with the

                      above procedures as if they were members of the defense and solely for the

                      purposes of assisting the defense in this case, and not for any commercial

                      or other purpose; and

              b)      The procedures outlined above shall govern the defense professional’s use,

                      maintenance, disclosure, and safekeeping of the evidence, except that the


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