30 October 2000|
Source: Public records, Southern District of New York

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[18 pages.]

DOC #78

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
JUL 29 1999
S.D.N.Y.

    
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA            :
    
              - v -                     :      PROTECTIVE ORDER

    USAMA BIN LADEN, et al.             :      98 Cr. 1023 (LBS)
    
                       Defendants.      :
    
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         WHEREAS this matter comes before the Court upon the motion
    of the United States for a Protective Order to prevent the
    unauthorized disclosure or dissemination of classified national
    security information and documents belonging to the United States
    Government which may be reviewed by, made available to, or may
    otherwise come to be in the possession of the defendants and defense
    counsel in this case, and
    
         WHEREAS the Government personnel in this case, including
    Assistant United States Attorneys Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Kenneth
    M. Karas, Michael J. Garcia and Paul W. Butler, who have had, and
    will have, access to national security information and documents
    relating to this case have "Top Secret" security clearances, and
    
         WHEREAS the Government maintains and has access to storage
    facilities necessary for the storage, maintenance and handling of
    "Top Secret" and "Secret" national security information and
    documents, and
    
         WHEREAS the national security information in this case may
    be classified at the "Secret" and "Top Secret" levels, and

         WHEREAS having considered the motion of the Government, the
    defendants' opposition, all other related submissions and
    proceedings, and having heard oral argument,
    
         IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that pursuant to Fed. R.
    Crim. P. 16(d), Sections 3 and 9 of the Classified Information
    and Procedure Act, Title 18, United States Code, App. III,
    ("CIPA"), and the Court's inherent authority, the following
    Protective Order is entered.
    
          1.  The Court finds that this case will involve classified
    national security information, the storage, handling and control
    of which requires special security precautions, and access to
    which requires a security clearance and a "need to know."
    
          2.  The purpose of this Order is to establish the
    procedures that must be followed by all defense counsel of
    record, their respective defendants, all other counsel involved
    in this case, translators for the defense, any Court personnel,
    and all other individuals who receive access to classified
    national security information or documents in connection with
    this case.
    
          3.  The procedures set forth in this Protective Order and
    the Classified Information Procedures Act will apply to all pre-
    trial, trial, post-trial, and appellate aspects concerning this
    case, and may be modified from time to time by further order of
    the Court acting under Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(d), Sections 3 and 9
    of CIPA, and its inherent supervisory authority to ensure a fair
    and expeditious trial.
    
          4.  In accordance with the provisions of CIPA and the
    Security procedures promulgated by the Chief Justice of the
    United States pursuant to that Act, this Court appoints James
    Londergan as the Court Security Officer (hereinafter
    "Administrative CSO") who will provide security arrangements
    necessary to protect from unauthorized disclosure any classified
    information or document made available to the defense or the
    Court in connection with this case. The Court also appoints
    Charles L. Alliman, Christine E. Gunning, Earl D. Hicks, Michael
    P. Macisso, and Barbara J. Russell as alternate Administrative
    CSO's. Defense counsel and Court personnel shall seek guidance
    from the Administrative CSO's with regard to appropriate storage,
    handling, transmittal, and use of classified information.
    Furthermore, the Court appoints James P. Walker as the "Security
    Clearance CSO" whose sole responsibility will be to process the
    security clearances for defense counsel, their staff, and any
    designated Court personnel who will have access to classified
    information in this case. The Court may appoint alternate or
    additional Administrative and/or Security Clearance CSO's for
    either purpose at a later date.
    
          5.   No defendant, counsel for a defendant, employee of
    counsel for a defendant, defense witness, or Courtroom personnel
    required by the Court for its assistance, shall have access to
    any classified information involved in this case unless that
    person shall first have:
    
          (a)  received the necessary security clearance as determined
    by the Department of Justice Security Officer working in
    conjunction with the Security Clearance CSO, or approval from the
    Court (as set forth below in paragraph 8), or the Government for
    access to the particular classified information in question;
    approval by the Court shall not occur but upon a showing to the
    Court's satisfaction of a "need to know" the particular
    classified information; and
    
          (b)  signed the Memorandum of Understanding in the form
    attached hereto agreeing to comply with the terms of this Order.
    
          6.   Standard Form 86, "Questionnaire for National Security
    Positions," attached releases, and full fingerprints shall be
    completed and submitted to the Security Clearance CSO forthwith
    by all defense counsel, persons whose assistance the defense
    reasonably requires and by such courtroom personnel as the Court
    requires for its assistance. The Security Clearance CSO shall
    undertake all reasonable steps to process all security clearance
    applications in accordance with applicable regulations.
    
          7.   Prior security clearance and a "need to know" as
    determined by any government entity or the Court as applying to
    one person does not give that person the authority to disclose
    any classified national security documents or information to any
    other individual. By way of example, but not limitation, defense
    counsel with appropriate clearances and a "need to know," as
    determined by the Court or the government, are not authorized to
    discuss such classified information with an uncleared defendant
    absent written permission of either the Court or the government.
    
          8.   The Court will be the final arbiter of all classified
    information questions. In the event that the Department Security
    officer working in conjunction with the Security Clearance CSO
    determines, after exhausting all administrative processes of
    review (including meeting with counsel applying for the
    clearance), that any counsel is not to be granted a security
    clearance, the Security Clearance CSO shall advise the Court
    promptly of the fact that such a clearance is not forthcoming but
    not the underlying reasons. In that event, the Court will
    conduct an ex Parte hearing to determine that person's
    eligibility to see classified materials. In the first instance,
    the Court will schedule a conference with such counsel (in the
    absence of the Government or other counsel) at which time defense
    counsel will advise whether counsel wishes the Court to undertake
    a review of the security clearance determination in order to make
    an access decision. If the Court reviews such a determination,
    only the Court, counsel seeking the clearance and the Security
    Clearance CSO shall participate in that process, absent further
    order of the Court. If counsel seeks a revision of this
    Protective Order in any manner, the Government shall be notified
    of the proposed amendments and provided an opportunity to be
    heard on the proposed amendments.
    
          9.   The substitution, departure, or removal for any reason
    from this case of any defense counsel, defendant, or anyone
    associated with the defense as a witness or otherwise shall not
    release that individual from the provisions of this Order or any
    form or document executed in connection with this Order. Because
    classified information remains the property of the United States
    'Government, the persons covered in this order are bound by any
    subsequent conditions imposed on the classified information or
    documents, even if more restrictive.
    
         10.   As used herein, the term "classified national security
    information or document" refers to:
    
               A.  any classified information or material, regardless
    of its physical form or characteristics, that is owned by,
    produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States
    government, its agencies, employees and contractors including
    research and development;
    
               B.  any document, including notes and regardless of
    form or characteristic, or information contained therein, which
    contains classified information;
    
               C.  verbal classified information known to the
    defendant or defense counsel;
    
               D.  classified documents (or information contained
    therein) or information disclosed to the defendant, defense
    counsel or others governed by this order as part of the
    proceedings in this case;
    
               E.  classified documents and information which have
    otherwise been made known to defendant, defense counsel or others
    governed by this Order and which documents have been marked or
    designated: "CONFIDENTIAL", "SECRET", "TOP SECRET", or "SENSITIVE
    COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION", or concerning which the defendant or
    defense counsel or others governed by this Order have been orally
    advised of the classified nature of the document or information;
    
               F.  information and documents covered by Presidential
    Executive Order 12356; and
    
               G.  any information or document, regardless of place
    of origin and including foreign classified documents, that could
    reasonably be believed to contain classified information, or that
    refers or relates to national security or intelligence matters.
    Any document or information including but not limited to any
    subject referring to the Central Intelligence Agency, National
    Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of
    State, National Security Council, Federal Bureau of
    Investigation, or intelligence agencies of any foreign
    government, or similar entity, or information in the possession
    of such agency, shall be presumed to fall within the meaning of
    "classified national security information or document" unless and
    until the Administrative CSO or counsel for the government
    advises otherwise in writing.
    
               H.  This provision shall not apply to documents or
    information which the defense obtains from other than classified
    materials, or to public court documents or to documents which are
    provided by the Government with a marking to indicate that the
    document has been "declassified." While information in the
    public domain is ordinarily not classified, however, such
    information may be considered as classified, and therefore
    subject to the provisions of CIPA and this Order, if it is
    confirmed or denied by any person who has, or has had, access to
    classified information and that confirmation or denial
    corroborates or tends to refute the information in question. Any
    attempt by the defense to have such information confirmed or
    denied at trial or in any public proceeding in this case shall be
    governed by CIPA and all provisions of this Order.
    
         11.  All classified documents and information contained
    therein shall remain classified unless and until anyone covered
    by this Order has been notified in writing by the appropriate
    attorney for the government or the Court Security Officer that
    the document or information has been declassified and marked
    declassified by the appropriate classifying authority; or the
    documents bear a clear indication that they have been
    declassified by the agency or department of government that
    originated the document or the information contained therein.
    
         12.  "Documents" or "associated materials" or "information"
    include, but are not limited to, all written or printed matter of
    any kind, formal or informal, including the originals, all
    identical copies, and all non-identical copies, whether different
    from the original by reason of any notation made on such copies
    or otherwise, including without limitation pleadings, papers,
    correspondence, memoranda, notes, letters, telegrams, reports,
    summaries, inter-office and intra-office communications,
    notations of any sort concerning conversations, meetings or other
    communication, teletypes, telefaxes, invoices, worksheets, and
    all drafts, alterations, modifications, changes, and amendments
    of any kind of the foregoing; graphic or aural records or
    representations of any kind, including without limitation,
    photographs, charts, graphs, microfiches, microfilm, video tapes,
    sound recording of any kind, motion pictures, any electronic
    mechanical or electric records or representations of any kind,
    including without limitation, tapes, cassettes, computers, discs,
    CD-ROMs, recordings, films, typewriter ribbons, correcting
    ribbons, and word processor discs, tapes and ribbons; and
    information acquired orally.
    
         13.  The Administrative CSO shall arrange for the creation,
    construction, maintenance and operation of a "secure room"
    hereinafter referred to as an "SR", for the storage, handling,
    and control of classified documents and information to which the
    defense counsel, defendants, and other persons assisting in the
    preparation of the defense case are cleared for access. The
    Administrative CSO shall establish procedures to assure that the
    SR is accessible to defendants (if such access should be
    determined by the Court to be necessary), counsel for defendants,
    employees of counsel for defendants and authorized witnesses
    accompanied by counsel for defendants. The Court Security
    officer, in consultation with counsel for defendants, shall
    establish procedures to assure that the SR is maintained and
    operated in the most efficient manner consistent with the
    protection of classified information. The government may also
    construct a separate SR for the storage, handling, and control of
    classified documents and information in accordance with the
    security procedures required by the Administrative CSO. For the
    convenience of the Court, the defense counsel, and the
    Government, the Government may provide classified materials to
    the defense pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16, CIPA, Brady v.
    Maryland, Giglio v. United States, and the Jencks Act by
    providing it to the Administrative CSO and making it available at
    the SR without requiring the Court to pass upon the identified
    recipient's "need to know." If it is necessary for a defendant
    to review or discuss classified matters, or otherwise meet with
    defense counsel, in the SR, this will only occur under
    appropriate supervision to ensure that the defendant does not
    escape, attempt to escape, cause physical injury to himself or
    others, or remove, copy, alter, or destroy classified
    information, or obtain access to classified information the
    defendant is not entitled to review, and to ensure that the
    defendant does not use the opportunity to review the classified
    materials to circumvent any applicable security restrictions,
    including the Special Administrative Measures imposed by the
    Bureau of Prisons, other prison regulations, and the other orders
    of this Court governing discovery in this case.
    
         14.  Classified national security documents and information
    or information believed to be classified shall only be kept,
    discussed, or reviewed, in a SR.
    
         15.  Defendants, defense attorneys, and those persons whose
    assistance the defense reasonably requires shall not disclose or
    discuss classified national security documents or information, o
    information believed to be classified, with other defendants or
    with counsel for other defendants without prior consent of the
    Government with notification to the Administrative CSO, or the
    prior approval of the Court. That authorization will not be
    unreasonably withheld but, when granted, will be subject to all
    the provisions of this Order. Moreover, the Government shall
    attach a cover page to each installment of classified materials
    indicating the names of other counsel who have received the same
    materials. Counsel may discuss the contents of any such
    installment he or she receives if counsel (i) verifies that other
    counsel are also on the list of addressees for that particular
    installment of classified information and (ii) conducts the
    conversation in an appropriate place and manner (e.g. in the SR
    but not on an unclassified telephone). If counsel are not
    certain as to which counsel have received particular materials,
    they should ask either an attorney for the Government or the
    Administrative CSO for clarification of whether particular
    classified in formation has been shared with any other counsel.
    
         16.  No one shall discuss any classified national security
    information or document over any standard commercial telephone
    instrument or office intercommunication system. Nor shall any
    person covered by this Order discuss or disclose such information
    in the presence of any person who does not have a clearance
    certified by the Administrative CSO as applicable to this case,
    and either a "need to know" as determined by the Court or written
    approval from counsel for the government.
    
         17.  Written materials presumed to contain classified
    national security information which are prepared for this case by
    a defendant or defense counsel shall be transcribed, recorded,
    typed, duplicated, copied or otherwise prepared only by persons
    who have received access to classified information pursuant to
    this order, and in accordance with conditions prescribed by the
    Administrative CSO.
    
         18.  Machines of any kind used in the preparation or
    transmission of classified information in this case may be used
    only with the approval of the Administrative CSO and in
    accordance with instructions he shall issue, including
    instructions as to where such machines must be operated and
    stored.
    
         19.  To facilitate the defendants' filings of notices as
    required under Section 5 of CIPA, the Administrative CSO shall
    make arrangements with the respective agencies for a
    determination of the classification level, if any, of materials
    or information either within the possession of the defense or
    about which the defense has knowledge and which the defense
    intends to use in any way at trial. Nothing thus submitted by
    the defense to the Administrative CSO pursuant to this paragraph
    shall be made available to the prosecutors unless so ordered by
    the Court, or so designated by the defense. Any and all of these
    items which are classified shall be listed in the defendant's
    Section 5 notice.
    
         20.  All written pleadings, filings, attachments, or
    documents involving classified information, or those which
    reasonably might cause the disclosure of classified information,
    or which concern or relate to national security or intelligence
    matters (as defined in paragraph 10 above) shall not be publicly
    filed, but shall be filed under seal to the Administrative CSO
    and shall be marked: "Filed in Camera and Under Seal with the
    Court Security Officer," with separate service of copies upon
    counsel for the Government and co-defendants (except in the event
    of an ex parte application), provided that the materials be
    transported by, and delivered to, persons known to have the
    appropriate security clearance. Service upon other defense
    counsel with security clearances shall be effected by depositing
    such counsel's copy (in an envelope marked on the outside to
    indicate the addressee and the fact that the document enclosed
    contains classified information) in the drawer of the safe in the
    SR which will be designated as a drawer to be shared in common by
    cleared counsel (the "common drawer"). Notice shall be sent to
    all cleared counsel by hand or by facsimile which shall simply
    state that a document which may contain classified information
    has been filed with the Administrative CSO and served upon the
    Government and is available in the safe in the SR. Service shall
    be effected upon the Government by personal delivery by cleared
    counsel to one of the following persons: Assistant United States
    Attorneys Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Kenneth M. Karas, Michael J.
    Garcia, or Paul W. Butler, or Paralegal Specialists Gerard
    Francisco or Lillie Grant, or Intelligence Officer Harry Brady,
    all of whom have Top ecret clearance and who will thereafter be
    responsible for the documentts secure storage within the United
    States Attorney's Office. If for any reason, none of the seven
    named Government personnel are available at the time of attempted
    service, then defense counsel shall maintain the Government's
    copy in the common drawer in the SR (in an envelope marked on the
    outside to indicate t e copy is for delivery to the Government
    and the fact that the document enclosed contains classified
    information) and send a notice to the Government by hand or by
    facsimile indicating hat the delivery of a filing which may
    contain classified needs to be arranged. Thereafter, the
    Government may obtain the document from any cleared defense
    counsel (or the Administrative CSO) with access to the common
    drawer, and the Government personnel obtaining such documents
    shall sign a receipt indicating the date and time of receipt and
    the cleared person from whom it was received. The Government
    shall not have direct access to the common drawer of the SR but
    shall only be provided such documents by cleared defense counsel
    or the Administrative CSO." The date and time of physical
    submission to the Administrative CSO, which shall be noted on the
    document, shall be considered the date and time of filing. Upon
    receiving a pleading rom a defense counsel, the Administrative
    CSO shall notify by the end of the next business day the Court of
    the fact that a pleading has been filed. Thereafter, any defense
    counsel with the appropriate security clearance and who has been
    granted access to the particular classified information in
    question by the government or the Court pursuant to paragraph
    5(a) of this order will be permitted to review such pleadings in
    the SR under the same conditions as they would review other
    classified information. The Administrative CSO shall promptly
    review such pleading and shall detiermine, with the assistance of
    and in consultation with personnel from the appropriate agencies,
    whether any of the submitted material is classified, and the
    level of any classified information. If the Administrative CSO,
    working in conjunction with appropriate Intelligence Community
    member agencies, determines that the pleading or document
    contains classified information, the Administrative CSO shall
    insure that the portion of the document, and only that portion,
    is marked with the appropriate classification marking and remains
    sealed. All reasonable efforts to declassify such materials will
    be undertaken by the agencies coriducting the review. Portions of
    the pleading or documents that do not contain classified
    information shall be unsealed by the Administrative CSO and
    placed in the public record.
    
         21.  The Administrative CSO shall maintain a separate sealed
    record for those materials which are classified. The
    Administrative CSO shall be responsible for the maintaining of
    the secured record for purposes of later proceedings or appeals.

         22.  Pleadings containing classified information which are
    filed by any one defendant on behalf of a single defendant or
    other defendants, can only be disclosed to other defense counsel
    whom counsel knows is authorized pursuant to paragraph 15 to
    discuss all the classified information contained in the document
    therein.
    
         23.  Persons subject to this Order are advised that all
    information to which they obtain access by this Order is now and
    will forever remain the property of the United States Government.
    They shall return all materials that may have come into their
    possession or for which they are responsible because of such
    access upon demand by the counsel for the government or the Court
    Security Officer.
    
         24.  Persons subject to this Order are further admonished
    that they are obligated by law and regulation not to disclose any
    national security classified information in an unauthorized
    fashion and that any breach of this order may result in the
    termination of their access to classified information. In
    addition, they are admonished that any unauthorized disclosure of
    classified information may constitute violations of the United
    States criminal laws, including without limitation, the
    provisions of 18 U.S.C. Sections 371, 641, 1001, 793, 794, 798,
    952, and 1503; 50 U.S.C. Sections 421 (the Intelligence
    Identities Protection Act) and 783; and that a violation of this
    Order or any portion hereof may be chargeable as a contempt of
    Court.
    
         25.  Nothing contained in this Order shall be construed as a
    waiver of any right of any defendant.
    
         26.  A copy of this Order shall be issued forthwith to
    counsel for all defendants who shall be responsible for advising
    defendants, employees of counsel for defendants, and defense
    witnesses of the contents of this Order. Each defendant, counsel
    for defendant, employee of counsel for defendant, defense
    witness, or any other person associated with the defense to be
    provided access to classified information shall execute the
    Memorandum of Understanding described in paragraph 4 of this
    Order, and counsel for defendants shall file executed originals
    with the Court and the Administrative CSO and serve an executed
    original of such document upon the government. The execution and
    filing of the Memorandum of Understanding is a condition
    precedent to receiving access to classified information.
    
    Dated: New York, New York
           July 29,  1999
    
                                       SO ORDERED

                                       [Signature]
    
                                       HON. LEONARD B. SAND
                                       United States District Judge
                                       Southern District of New York
    


[This is a prior protective order; 7 pages.]

DOC #27

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
DEC 17 1998
S.D.N.Y.

    
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                  :

         - v. -                               :
    
    USAMA BIN LADEN,                          :    PROTECTIVE ORDER

        et al.,                               :  S (3) 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS)
    
                       Defendants.            :
    
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                  WHEREAS the defendants have rights under the United
      States Constitution, federal statutes and the Federal Rules of
      Criminal Procedure, to pre-trial discovery;
    
                  WHEREAS defendants' preparation of their defenses will
      be facilitated by the most expeditious production of discovery
      materials;
    
                  WHEREAS the Government recognizes its obligation to
      provide such discovery materials to defendants in the most expeditious
      manner possible, consistent with public safety and the confidentiality
      of sensitive ongoing investigations;
    
                  WHEREAS the Government has a continuing investigation
      of the international terrorist organization alleged to be responsible
      for the bombings of the United States Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania,
      which investigation could be compromised by the dissemination of
      sensitive discovery materials to third parties;
    
                  WHEREAS production of discovery materials would be
      substantially delayed if the Government were compelled to seek a
      protective order modifying, withholding or delaying production of
      each particular item of discovery material, as the Government would
      be required to do absent a generally applicable protective order
      restricting further dissemination of discovery materials by the
      defense;
    
                  UPON the application of the United States Attorney
      for the Southern District of New York, by and through Assistant
      United States Attorneys Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Kenneth M. Karas and
      Michael J. Garcia, and the Court having heard from all parties;
    
                  IT IS HEREBY ORDERED pursuant to Rule 16(d) of the
      Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that the Government shall
      segregate the discovery materials it produces into two categories:
      (1) general discovery materials and (2) particularly sensitive
      discovery materials. The category to which particular discovery
      materials belong shall be clearly identified by the Government;
    
                  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that "general discovery
      materials" shall not be further disseminated by the defendants or
      their counsel to any individuals, organizations or other entities,
      other than:  (i) members of the defense team (co-counsel,
      paralegals, investigators, translators and secretarial staff) who
      have received clearance from the Government, which shall not
      unreasonably be withheld; and (ii) experts retained to assist in
      the preparation of the defense, who have been cleared to receive
      the materials after notice to the Government (or -ex parte notice to
      the Court). Each of the individuals to whom disclosure is made
      pursuant to the above provision shall be provided a copy of this
      protective order and will be advised that he or she shall not
      further disseminate the materials except by the express direction
      of counsel of record. In addition, the undersigned attorneys of
      record for the defendants may show (but not provide copies of) any
      of such general discovery materials to witnesses or potential
      witnesses, if an attorney of record for a defendant determines that
      it is necessary to do so for the purpose of preparing the defense
      of the case;
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that "particularly sensitive
      discovery materials" shall not be further disseminated by the
      defendants or their counsel to any individuals, organizations or
      other entities, other than: (i) members of the defense team (co-
      counsel, paralegals, investigators, translators and secretarial
      staff) who have received clearance from the Government, which shall
      not unreasonably be withheld; and (ii) experts retained to assist
      in the preparation of the defense, who have been cleared to receive
      the materials. Each of the individuals to whom disclosure is made
      pursuant to the above provision shall be provided a copy of this
      protective order and will be advised that he or she shall not
      further disseminate the materials except by the express direction
      of counsel of record. Moreover, any copies provided by counsel
      shall be clearly marked as sensitive discovery materials. It is
      expressly understood that the undersigned attorneys of record for
      the defendants may not show any of such particularly sensitive
      discovery materials to witnesses or potential witnesses. The
      defendants may seek relief from these provisions as to a particular
      item of discovery by making a inotion for such relief to the Court
      upon notice to the Government, which notice shall identify the
      particular item(s) at issue. The motion shall be made under seal.
      For good cause shown, such part of the application that identifies
      the person(s) to whom the materials are intended to be disseminated
      (and the reason therefor) may be f iled with the Court ez parte and
      under seal;
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all such discovery
      materials are to be provided to the defense, and used by the
      defense, solely for the purpose of allowing the defendants to
      prepare their defenses and that none of the discovery materials
      produced by the Government to the defense shall be disseminated to,
      or discussed with, the media;
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that none of the discovery
      materials produced by the Gcvernment to the defense shall be
      disseminated to, or discussed with, the media by the Government;
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that nothing in this order
      prohibits the media from obtaining copies of any items that become
      public exhibits at any conference, hearing, trial or other
      proceeding;
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that nothing in this Order in
      any way releases counsel for the Government or counsel for the
      defense from the obligations of the "Free Press-Fair Trial
      Directives" of Local Rule 23.1 of the Local Criminal Rules of the
      Southern District of New York;
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any papers to be served
      upon the Court by either party which either: (i) include copies of
      materials from either the general discovery or particularly
      sensitive discovery categories, or (ii) refer to the contents of
      the particularly sensitive discovery materials, shall not be
      publicly filed (or otherwise disseminated) in the first instance.
      The party filing the papers shall either: (i) file such papers
      under seal with an application indicating which portions the
      submitting party believes ought to be filed under seal and which
      portions ought to be made public and shall indicate an intention to
      file a set of papers so redacted five business days after service
      of the unredacted papers upon the Court and counsel and that party
      shall not file the redacted set of papers if such party receives an
      application in opposition from one of the parties within those five
      (5) business days and shall instead await a ruling of the Court, or
      (ii) await two full business days from hand service upon the
      Court's Chambers and the other parties (or five full business days
      following service by mail) before publicly filing (or otherwise
      disseminating) the papers, in order to allow the other parties the
      opportunity to apply for a protective order (or to apply for the
      sealing of such papers in whole or in part) if deemed necessary.
      In either event, if the party submitting the papers wishes to file
      the papers publicly after awaiting the appropriate number of
      business days that party shall speak to the opposing parties prior
      to filing the papers publicly to make certain that the absence of
      objection has not resulted from the unavailability of counsel or
      other law office failure;
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any papers to be served
      upon the Court in response to papers served in conformity with the
      preceding paragraph shall either (i) be filed under seal (with an
      application indicating which portions the submitting party believes
      ought to be filed under seal and which portions ought to be made
      public and shall indicate an intention to file a set of papers so
      redacted five business days after service of the unredacted papers
      upon the Court and counsel and that party shall not f ile the
      redacted set of papers if such party receives an application in
      opposition from one of the parties within those five (5) business
      days and shall instead await a ruling of the Court) , or (ii) shall
      not be publicly filed (or otherwise disseminated) until two
      business days have elapsed from hand service upon the Court's
      Chambers and the other parties (or five business days following
      service by mail), in order to allow the other parties the
      opportunity to apply for a protective order (or to apply for the
      sealing of such papers in whole or in part) if deemed necessary.
      In either event, if the party submitting the papers wishes to file
      the papers publicly after awaiting the appropriate number of
      business days that party shall speak to the opposing parties prior
      to filing the papers publicly to make certain that the absence of
      objection has not resulted from the unavailability of counsel or
      other law office failure; and
    
                     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that nothing in this Order
      shall preclude the Government from seeking a further protective
      order pursuant to Rule 16(d) as to particular items of discovery
      material.
    
      Dated: New York, New York
             December 7, 1998





                                   S O       O R D E R E D

                                   [Signature]

                                   HON. LEONARD B. SAND
                                   United States District Judge





                  COPIES MAILED TO COUNSEL OF RECORD KSM 12/17
    


[Handwritten note; 1 page.]

DOC #43

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
MAR 17 1999
S.D.N.Y.

MEMO ENDORSED

CHAMBERS OF
LEONARD B. SAND

March 10, 1999

To: Hon. Leonard B. Sand

From: WADIH EL-HAGE

Re: United States v. Usma Bin Laden, et al.

Dear Sir:

On Feb. 9th, 1999, I handed a letter to the prison officer on duty. It was address to your honor.

In that letter I requested to be allowed to substitute my current attorney, Mr. McIntyre, but no response so far.

Again I would like to request to substitute Mr. McIntyre because I am not satisfied with his performance.

Sincerely

Wadi El Hage

[Judge's handwriting:]

Application granted
in open court on
3/15/99

LB Sand
USDJ


[1 page form.]

DOC #42

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
MAR 16 1999
S.D.N.Y.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

---------------------------------------x
                                       :
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA               :
                                       :
          -against-                    :           ORDER
                                       :
Wadih El Hage                          :    S (4) 98 Crim 1023 (LBS)
                                       :       Docket #
                                       :
                                       :
---------------------------------------x

Leonard B. Sand          , DISTRICT JUDGE
    Judge's name

THE C.J.A. attorney assigned to this case

Bruce McIntyre, Esq.          is hereby ordered substituted and
        Attorney's name
the representation of the defendant in the above captioned matter

is assigned to Sam A. Schmidt, Esq.          
                   Attorney's Name


                                           SO ORDERED

                                           [Signature]

                                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE






Dated:  New York, New York
        March 15, 1999




[1 page letter.]

DOC #173

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
APR 20 2000
S.D.N.Y.

MEMO ENDORSED

RECEIVED
APR 19 2000
CHAMBERS OF
LEONARD B. SAND

LAW OFFICE OF SAM A. SCHMIDT
THE TRINITY BUILDING
111 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006
(212) 346-4666
FACSIMILE (212) 346-4665
e-mail lawschmidt@aol.com

Sam A. Schmidt, Esq.
Deborah I. Meyer, Esq.

Of Counsel
Peter Nissman, Esq.

April 18, 2000

Honorable Leonard B. Sand
United States District Court
500 Pearl Street
New York, N.Y. 10007

Re: Transcribing machines for US v. bin Laden 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS)

Dear Judge Sand:

I have received approximately 250 of the 560 cassettes from the recently declassified intercepted conversations in Kenya. Having already reviewed the few draft transcripts and the summaries or notations, I note that there are thousands of conversations that must be transcribed. Those conversations are in English, Arabic, Swahili, Somali, Comoran and French. To transcribe these tapes, I am trying to obtain the services of numerous translators.

In order to transcribe these conversations quickly, and efficiently and in time for the trial, I need to have to have numerous translators working on different cassettes. The Arabic translators will note the counter number of the conversations in other languages that need to be translated and pass on the cassettes to the translators of other languages. In order for this system to work, each translator needs to use the same transcribing machine, otherwise the counter numbers will be different.

I have determined that the least expensive adequate machine to do this will cost approximately $300 per machine. I am requesting that Your Honor authorize the purchase 8 of these machines in order for us to transcribe the cassettes as soon as possible to allow us to prepare for trial.

Very Truly yours,

[Signature]

Sam A. Schmidt

cc: all counsel

[Judge's handwriting:]

Expenditure authorized.
4/19/00

LB SAND
USDJ

COPIES MAILED TO COUNSEL OF RECORD JV 4/19/00


[1 page letter.]

DOC #185

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
MAY 26 2000
S.D.N.Y.

MEMO ENDORSED

LAW OFFICE OF SAM A. SCHMIDT
THE TRINITY BUILDING
111 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006
(212) 346-4666
FACSIMILE (212) 346-4665
e-mail lawschmidt@aol.com

Sam A. Schmidt, Esq.
Deborah I. Meyer, Esq.

Of Counsel
Peter Nissman, Esq.

May 22, 2000

Honorable Leonard B. Sand
United States District Court
500 Pearl Street
New York, N.Y. 10007

Re: Transcribing machines for US v. bin Laden 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS)

Dear Judge Sand:

The translators of the 560 cassettes from the recently declassified intercepted conversations in Kenya have reported to me that substantially more than one-half of the cassettes have been copied in faster speeds. (See attached letter from Molisen Shawarby). As a result, the previously purchased traditional transcribers are of no assistance in the transcription of substantially more than one-half of the tapes. The government informed me that it believes that the speed of the tapes are at double speed which will require the use of a machine capable of reducing the speed of the tapes. The machine that is available to do so, a Marantz PMD-201 that will also allow for the use of a foot pedal, at a price of $345.95. Additional foot pedals for each of the machines will need to be purchased.

Because I have already purchased five conventional machines for the interpreters, I request that either I or the interpreters be allowed to purchase a total of six additional Marantz PMD-201 nlaciiines and foot pedals to enable the translators to complete this job. I apologize for the delay and tile added expense but I was just notified by my translators of this problem.

Therefore, I am respectfully requesting that Your Honor authorizes the purchase of the additional six Marantz PMD-201 machines and floor pedals to transcribe all the cassettes as soon as possible.

Very Truly yours,

[Signature]

Sam A. Schmidt

cc: all counsel

[Judge's handwriting:]

Authorization granted.
So ordered

LB SAND
USDJ
5/25/00

COPIES MAILED TO COUNSEL OF RECORD JV illegible


[1 page letter.]

DOC #209

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
JUN 13 2000
S.D.N.Y.

MEMO ENDORSED

RECEIVED
JUN 12 2000
CHAMBERS OF
LEONARD B. SAND

LAW OFFICE OF SAM A. SCHMIDT
THE TRINITY BUILDING
111 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006
(212) 346-4666
FACSIMILE (212) 346-4665
e-mail lawschmidt@aol.com

Sam A. Schmidt, Esq.
Deborah I. Meyer, Esq.

Of Counsel
Peter Nissman, Esq.

June 8, 2000

Honorable Leonard B. Sand
United States District Court
500 Pearl Street
New York, N.Y. 10007

Re: Transcribing machines for US v. bin Laden 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS)

Dear Judge Sand:

Mohsen Shawarby has been able to locate satisfactory transcribers at less than $250 (when purchasing five at a time) that are capable of reducing the speed of the tapes. I have also been successful at returning the other transcribers for a full refund. Because of the need to have many translators in three languages translate the tapes, as well as counsel to review the conversations in English, I am requesting that we be allowed purchase five more transcribers.

I apologize for the repeated requests but we received no notice of the difficulties we would have in transcribing the conversations.

Thank your for your prompt consideration of all our prior requests.

Very Truly yours,

[Signature]

Sam A. Schmidt

cc: all counsel

[Judge's handwriting:]

Requisiton of 5 more transcribers
is authorized.

LB SAND
USDJ
6/12/00

COPIES MAILED TO COUNSEL OF RECORD JV 6/12/00


[3 pages.]

DOC #240

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
JUL 25 2000
S.D.N.Y.

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
    -------------------------------x

    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

         -against-                                   ORDER
    
    USAMA BIN LADEN, et al.
                                               S (7) 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS)
              WADIH EL HAGE
    
                        Defendant.
    -------------------------------x
    
        WHEREAS, SAM A. SCHMIDT, Esq., having been assigned to
    represent WADI EL HAGE, pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act;
    
        WHEREAS, it is necessary for Mr. Schmidt to retain the
    services of persons to prepare transcripts of tape recorded
    conversations from cassette audiotapes from Arabic and Swahili and
    transcribe said translations into a digitized format;
    
        WHEREAS, the number of cassette audiotapes that required
    translation are so numerous, it is impractical to estimate the
    compensation and expenses;
    
        WHEREAS, translators will require approval of the government
    and clearance to view documents subject to the protective order;
    
        WHEREAS, CJA counsel for the defendant Mr. El-Hage and other
    counsel having spent a substantial amount of time attempting to
    locate qualified translators to prepare said transcriptions and
    having conferred with the supervising interpreter for the District
    Court for the Southern District of New York as to reasonable
    compensation for such services;
    
        WHEREAS, approved translators have already begun the
    transcriptions in order to complete this process and enable the use
    of such transcriptions at trial;
    
        WHEREAS, the folowing translators, companies or supervising
    translators shall be authorized to receive compensation as set
    forth below:

    Swahili
    
    Pan International Conference and Language Services
    EIN: 150-46-0688
    
    Bruce McKim
    DOB: 2/26/69
    Soc Sec. No.: 212-04-8280
    
    Martin Benjamin (for classified)
    DOB: 7/6/68
    Soc. Sec. No.: 089-56-3596
    
    Mary De Wolfe Stone
    DOB: 7/7/63
    Soc. Sec. No. : 047-60-6209
    
    AIMM
    EIN: 133-747-48


    
    Arabic
    
    Pan International Conference and Language Services
    EIN: 150-46-0688
    
    AIMM
    EIN: 133-747-48

    
         IT IS SO ORDERED that all approved Swahili and Arabic
    translators of tape recorded conversations receive $75 an hour in
    compensation for the transcription from Arabic and Swahili in
    English and necessary expenses, such compensation considered to be
    reasonable for such services;
    
         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that said translators may submit interim
    vouchers for full payment.
    
    Dated: New York, New York
           July 24, 2000
    
                                      SO ORDERED
                              
                                      [Signature]

                                      Hon. LEONARD B. SAND
                                      United States District Judge


[Attorney Michael Young, representing defendant Mohamed Odeh from the time of his arrest in 1998, protested the requirement to obtain a security clearance to see classified materials and filed several lengthy motions to justify his refusal to comply, all of which were opposed by the Department of Justice in lengthier responses. Judge Sand ruled in favor of the Department of Justice. Mr. Young withdrew from the case and was substituted as set forth in this document.]

[1 page form.]

DOC #191

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FILED
JUN 2 2000
S.D.N.Y.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

---------------------------------------x
                                       :
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA               :
                                       :
          -against-                    :           ORDER
                                       :
MOHAMED SADEEK ODEH                    :    S (4) 98 Cr. 1023(LBS)
                                       :       Docket #
                                       :
             (re: Bin Laden et al)     :
---------------------------------------x

Leonard B. Sand          , DISTRICT JUDGE
    Judge's name

THE C.J.A. attorney assigned to this case

Michael Young                   is hereby ordered substituted and
        Attorney's name
the representation of the defendant in the above captioned matter

is assigned to ANTHONY L. RICCO and co-counsel Edward D. Wilford
                   Attorney's Name


                                           SO ORDERED

                                           [Signature]

                                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE






Dated:  New York, New York
        May 31, 2000




[1 page letter; no document number.]

RECEIVED
DEC 06 1999
CHAMBERS OF
LEONARD B. SAND

MICHAEL A. YOUNG
ATTORNEY AT LAW
165 CHRISTOPHER STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10014


TELEPHONE 212-242-4336
FACSIMILE 212-924-4007
ELECTRONIC MAIL
youngesq@ix.netcom.com


December 4, 1999

The Honorable Leonard B. Sand
United States District Judge
United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street
New York, New York, 10007

Re: United States v. Bin Laden et al., S(2) 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS)

Dear Judge Sand:

Enclosed please find courtesy copies of the motions which the attorneys for defendant Mohamed Odeh are filing at this time. The omnibus motion is being filed under seal because it contains letters from Mr. Fitzgerald which he has labeled discovery material. The defense believes that the omnibus motion does not contain any protected materials, however, and requests that it be publicly filed. The rest of the motions do not contain any materials covered by the protective order and are therefore being filed publicly.

Thank you for your attention to these matters.

Respectfully submitted,

[Signature]

MICHAEL YOUNG, ESQ.

cc.: Patrick Fitzgerald, Esq.


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