EFTA00013272.pdf
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Court order
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Summary
Court order from April 2019 in the case of United States v. Nicholas Tartaglione (Epstein's future cellmate). Judge Kenneth Karas orders the Bureau of Prisons to withhold attorney work-product and legal visitation logs from federal prosecutors to protect the defendant's legal strategy. The order applies to the MCC, MDC, and potential transfer facilities like Westchester County Correctional Facility.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Nicholas Tartaglione | Defendant |
Inmate #78514-054, subject of the court order protecting his legal communications.
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| Kenneth M. Karas | District Judge |
Judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, who signed the order.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| United States District Court Southern District of New York |
Court issuing the order
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| Bureau of Prisons (BOP) |
Agency prohibited from sharing specific inmate information with prosecutors
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| United States Attorney's Office |
Federal prosecutors/Government entity involved in the case
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| MCC |
Metropolitan Correctional Center (prison facility)
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| MDC |
Metropolitan Detention Center (prison facility)
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| Westchester County Correctional Facility |
Potential transfer facility mentioned in the order
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Timeline (1 events)
2019-04-16
Court Order filed and signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas granting protection of Nicholas Tartaglione's defense strategy materials.
White Plains, New York
Locations (3)
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Jurisdiction
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Location where the order was dated/signed
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Valhalla, New York
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Location of Westchester County Correctional Facility
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Relationships (1)
Case caption and order signature
Key Quotes (3)
"The BOP shall be prohibited from providing to Federal prosecutors the originals and/or copies of any written communication designated 'attorney work-product'"Source
EFTA00013272.pdf
Quote #1
"The BOP shall be prohibited from providing to Federal prosecutors the originals and/or copies of visitation logs related to 'attorney visits' and/or 'legal visits'"Source
EFTA00013272.pdf
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"Granted on government's consent"Source
EFTA00013272.pdf
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Case 7:16-cr-00832-KMK Document 119 Filed 04/16/19 Page 1 of 2
Case 7:16-cr-00832-KMK Document 117-1 Filed 04/11/19 Page 1 of 2
Case 7:16-cr-00832-KMK Document 117-1 Filed 04/11/19 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES,
v.
NICHOLAS TARTAGLIONE,
Defendant.
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16 Cr. 832 (KMK)
Kenneth M. Karas, District Judge:
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) has certain procedures
in place to protect the workings of its institutions;
in place to protect the workings of its institutions;
WHEREAS, the defendant, by and through counsel, has raised the
concern that certain of the BOP’s procedures have the potential to result in defense
strategy and attorney work product being revealed to the Government in
circumvention of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Criminal
Justice Act;
concern that certain of the BOP’s procedures have the potential to result in defense
strategy and attorney work product being revealed to the Government in
circumvention of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Criminal
Justice Act;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. The BOP shall be prohibited from providing to Federal
prosecutors the originals and/or copies of any written communication designated
“attorney work-product” sent by members of the defense team to BOP staff at the
MCC, MDC, or any other facility in which Nicholas Tartaglione (#78514-054)
might be held prior to trial in this case. To facilitate the secure implementation
of this prohibition, the BOP shall not place such materials in Mr. Tartaglione’s
prosecutors the originals and/or copies of any written communication designated
“attorney work-product” sent by members of the defense team to BOP staff at the
MCC, MDC, or any other facility in which Nicholas Tartaglione (#78514-054)
might be held prior to trial in this case. To facilitate the secure implementation
of this prohibition, the BOP shall not place such materials in Mr. Tartaglione’s
“central inmate file.”
2. The BOP shall be prohibited from providing to Federal
prosecutors the originals and/or copies of visitation logs related to “attorney
visits” and/or “legal visits” of Nicholas Tartaglione (#78514-054); this includes
visits to Mr. Tartaglione by defense counsel or other members of the defense team
such as investigators, mitigation specialists, experts, consultants, and mitigation
witnesses. (This proscription does not include “social visits,” which are
memorialized in a separate visitation log.)
prosecutors the originals and/or copies of visitation logs related to “attorney
visits” and/or “legal visits” of Nicholas Tartaglione (#78514-054); this includes
visits to Mr. Tartaglione by defense counsel or other members of the defense team
such as investigators, mitigation specialists, experts, consultants, and mitigation
witnesses. (This proscription does not include “social visits,” which are
memorialized in a separate visitation log.)
3. To the extent the United States Attorney’s Office is already
in the possession of the type of communications and visitation logs addressed
above, then the Government should immediately disclose all such material to Mr.
Tartaglione so that the defense may then ascertain whether to seek relief under
Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
in the possession of the type of communications and visitation logs addressed
above, then the Government should immediately disclose all such material to Mr.
Tartaglione so that the defense may then ascertain whether to seek relief under
Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
4. Should Mr. Tartaglione be transferred to a non-BOP facility such
as the Westchester County Correctional Facility in Valhalla, New York, this Order
should be interpreted to maintain the same effect.
as the Westchester County Correctional Facility in Valhalla, New York, this Order
should be interpreted to maintain the same effect.
Dated: White Plains, New York
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
Granted on government's
consent
consent
So Ordered:
[Signature]
The Honorable Kenneth M. Karas
United States District Court Judge
[Signature]
The Honorable Kenneth M. Karas
United States District Court Judge
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