USA v. Bolen et al

PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF MINOR VICTIMS
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 3509 - 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

CASEY ALLEN GREER (2),

Defendant.

No. 2:23-CR-00074-MKD-2

PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
IDENTIFICATION OF MINOR
VICTIMS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §
3509

ECF No. 33
The Court has received and reviewed the Stipulation for Protective Order
Regarding Identification of Minor Victims Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3509, filed by the
parties in the above-captioned matter, and is fully advised.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN, the Court hereby ORDERS that
the Stipulation for Protective Order Regarding Identification of Minor Victims Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. § 3509, ECF No. 33, filed by the parties is GRANTED.
2. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the privacy protection measures mandated
by 18 U.S.C. § 3509(d), which apply when a case involves a person under the age of
FILED IN THE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK
Sep 12, 2023
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eighteen years who is alleged to be a victim of a crime of sexual exploitation, or a witness
to a crime committed against another person, apply to this case.
3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all persons acting in this case in a capacity
described in 18 U.S.C. § 3509(d)(1)(B), shall:
a. Keep all documents that disclose the names, identities, or any other
information concerning minors in a secure place to which no person
who does not have reason to know their contents has access;
b. Disclose such documents or the information in them that concerns
minors only to persons who, by reason of their participation in the
proceeding, have reason to know such information;
c. Not permit Defendant himself to review discovery outside the
presence of defense counsel or a defense investigator;
d. Not permit Defendant to keep discovery in his own possession outside
the presence of defense counsel or a defense investigator; and
e. Not permit Defendant to keep, copy, or record the identities of any
minor or victim identified in discovery in this case.
4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all papers to be filed in Court that disclose
the names or any other information identifying or concerning minors shall be filed under
seal without necessity of obtaining a Court order, and that the person who makes the
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filing shall submit to the Clerk of the Court:
a. The complete paper to be kept under seal; and
b. The paper with the portions of it that disclose the names or other
information identifying or concerning children redacted, to be placed
in the public record.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties and the witnesses shall not
disclose minors’ identities during any proceedings connected with this case. The parties
and witnesses will refer to alleged minor victims only by using agreed-upon initials or
pseudonyms (e.g., “Minor 1”), rather than their bona fide names, in motions practice,
opening statements, during the presentation of evidence, in closing arguments, and during
sentencing.
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the government may produce discovery
to the defense that discloses the identity and images of alleged minor victims in this case,
in order to comply with the government’s discovery obligations. Defendant, the defense
team, Defendant’s attorneys and investigators, and all of their externs, employees, and/or
staff members, shall keep this information confidential as set forth above.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this ORDER shall apply to any attorneys
who subsequently become counsel of record, without the need to renew or alter the
ORDER.
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8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this ORDER shall apply to the personal
identifying information and images of any minors who are identified over the course of
the case, whether or not such minors are known to the government and/or Defendant at
the time the ORDER is entered by the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk shall enter this Order and furnish copies to
counsel.
DATED September 12, 2023.

s/Mary K. Dimke
MARY K. DIMKE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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