Local Rule Criminal L.R. 6: Grand Jury Materials

Criminal L.R. 6. Grand Jury Materials

(a) Restrictions on Disclosure of Grand Jury Materials. Grand jury materials disclosed to the defense under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(3)(E) must not be disseminated in any way, other than in open Court, by the Defendant or by defense counsel except to the Defendant, to defense counsel, and to those lawyers, support staff, or investigators assisting counsel directly, or to a witness to the extent that the materials consist of the witness' own prior testimony. Use of grand jury materials disclosed under this Rule must be limited to the proceeding for which they were disclosed. This Rule does not prevent the government from seeking further restrictions by Court order on the use or dissemination of such materials.

(b) Dissemination or Use of Grand Jury Materials. Any person who obtains grand jury materials pursuant to Criminal Local Rule 6(a) is prohibited from otherwise disseminating or using the materials except by further order of the Court.