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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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`CHRISTOPHER SANTOS, et al.
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`Defendants.
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`Gregory H. Woods, United States District Judge:
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`1:22-cr-522-GHW
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`ORDER
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`This Order is entered, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5(f) and the Due
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`Process Protections Act, Pub. L. No 116–182, 134 Stat. 894 (Oct. 21, 2020), to confirm the
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`Government’s disclosure obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny,
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`and to summarize the possible consequences of violating those obligations.
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`The Government must disclose to the defense all information “favorable to an accused” that
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`is “material either to guilt or to punishment” and that is known to the Government. Id. at 87. This
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`obligation applies regardless of whether the defendant requests this information or whether the
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`information would itself constitute admissible evidence. The Government shall disclose such
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`information to the defense promptly after its existence becomes known to the Government so that
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`the defense may make effective use of the information in the preparation of its case.
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`As part of these obligations, the Government must disclose any information that can be
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`used to impeach the trial testimony of a Government witness within the meaning of Giglio v. United
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`States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), and its progeny. Such information must be disclosed sufficiently in
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`advance of trial in order for the defendant to make effective use of it at trial or at such other time as
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`the Court may order.1
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`The foregoing obligations are continuing ones and apply to materials that become known to
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`the Government in the future. These obligations also apply to information that is otherwise subject
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`to disclosure regardless of whether the Government credits it.
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`In the event the Government believes that a disclosure under this Order would compromise
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`witness safety, victim rights, national security, a sensitive law-enforcement technique, or any other
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`substantial government interest, it may apply to the Court for a modification of its obligations,
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`which may include in camera review or withholding or subjecting to a protective order all or part of
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`the information otherwise subject to disclosure.2
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`For purposes of this Order, the Government has an affirmative obligation to seek all
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`information subject to disclosure under this Order from all current or former federal, state, and local
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`prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and other officers who have participated in the prosecution,
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`or investigation that led to the prosecution, of the offense or offenses with which the defendant is
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`charged.
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`If the Government fails to comply with this Order, the Court, in addition to ordering
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`production of the information, may:
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`(1) specify the terms and conditions of such production;
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`(2) grant a continuance;
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`(3) impose evidentiary sanctions;
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`(4) impose contempt or other sanctions on any lawyer responsible for violations of the
`Government’s disclosure obligations, or refer the matter to disciplinary authorities;
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`1 This Order does not purport to set forth an exhaustive list of the Government’s disclosure obligations.
`2 The Classified Information Procedures Act sets forth separate procedures to be followed in the event that the
`Government believes matters relating to classified information may arise in connection with the prosecution. See
`18 U.S.C. app. 3 §§ 1 et seq.
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`(5) dismiss charges before trial or vacate a conviction after trial or a guilty plea; or
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`(6) enter any other order that is just under the circumstances.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: February 6, 2023
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`New York, New York
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` Gregory H. Woods
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` United States District Judge
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