Order — United States v. Ryan Ernest Dales (District of Maryland, Document 95, filed 11/26/24)

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An order filed 11/26/24 as Document 95 in United States v. Ryan Ernest Dales, Docket No. 1:17-cr-00060-GLR and 1:23-cr-00026-GLR, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. It addresses a Subpoena received November 22, 2024 by the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office seeking a Supervisory United States Probation Officer's testimony on supervision information about the defendant. Citing Local Rule 213 (1)(b) and the Guide to Judiciary Policy, the order finds that the questions about what the defendant told the officer during supervision meet "the most unusual circumstances" standard, while question 7 can be confirmed using other sources. It directs the office to comply with the Subpoena except as to question 7. The signature block names George L. Russell.

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Case 1:23-cr-00026-GLR Document 95 Filed 11/26/24 Page1lof2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ;
DOCKET NO: 1:17-cr-00060-GLR
1:23-cr-00026-GLR
V. . *
Ryan Ernest Dales x
ORDER

On November 22, 2024, the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office for the
District of Maryland received a Subpoena requesting the testimony of Supervisory United States
Probation Officer Abigail O’ Neill for the following supervision information on Ryan Emest Dales:

1. That Mr. Dales was under her supervision at the time of the search and arrest and was to
report to her; .

2. That Mr. Dales told her he used phone number 443-652-7684 and that’s how she
communicated with him;

3. That Mr. Dales told her he was unemployed;

4, That Mr. Dales told her he was living at an address on Towanda Avenue in Baltimore, he
was staying with this girlfriend at an address in Federal Hill, and also reported 5522 Wesley
Avenue (his grandfather’s address);

5. That Mr. Dales never told her about the existence of his apartment on Fort-Avenue and that
she never went there; ° |

6. That Mr. Dales had no driver’s license or registered vehicles; and

7. That from December 9, 2020, to June 4, 2021, Mr. Dales stayed at a halfway house run by

the Volunteers of America (VOA), 5000 E. Monument Street, Baltimore.
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Pursuant to Local Rule 213 (1)(b), and in accordance with Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 20,
Chapter 8, § 850(a), “except in the most unusual circumstances, the Court shall order that the
probation officer be excused from honoring the subpoena or other judicial process, and that the
requested disclosure not be made.” Questions | through 6 appear to meet “the most unusual
circumstances” standard as SUSPO O’Neill supervised Mr. Dales; therefore, she is the sole
recipient of information Mr. Dales provided when she posed those questions during supervision.
Question 7 does not meet “the most unusual circumstances” standard as this information can be
confirmed using other sources.

Additionally, pursuant to the Guide to Judiciary Policy, Volume 8, Part E, § 520.20, when
dealing with other agencies, probation officers must always be aware of their limited authority to
communicate information about the person on supervision. Information related to the address of
the person on supervision, demographic information, and identifying marks or tattoos may be
appropriate to disclose.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this Leth day of November 2024, by the United States
District Court for the District of Maryland that the United States Probation and Pretrial Services
Office of this Court is directed to comply with said Subpoena regarding questions | through 6, but

not question 7.

The Honorable George L. Russell,-HT
Chief United States District Judge


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