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Document Information
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Summary
This page is from a legal filing (Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT) filed on April 24, 2020, involving the prosecution of prison guards (specifically defendant Thomas) related to the events of August 9-10, 2019 (Jeffrey Epstein's suicide). The Government argues against Thomas's request for BOP records regarding staffing shortages and prior instances of falsified records, asserting that the BOP was not part of the prosecution team and therefore the Government is not obligated to search BOP files under discovery rules. The text cites legal precedents (U.S. v. Bryan, U.S. v. Volpe) to support the limitation of 'government' to only those agencies participating in the specific investigation.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Thomas | Defendant |
Michael Thomas (implied by case number 1:19-cr-00830), seeking discovery records regarding BOP staffing and rounds.
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| BOP personnel | Employees |
Mentioned regarding failure to conduct rounds/counts and falsifying records.
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| Bryan | Legal Citation Subject |
Referenced in United States v. Bryan case law.
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| Volpe | Legal Citation Subject |
Referenced in United States v. Volpe case law.
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| Libby | Legal Citation Subject |
Referenced in United States v. Libby case law.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| BOP |
Bureau of Prisons; Government argues they were not involved in strategic prosecution decisions.
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| Government |
The Prosecution/Department of Justice.
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| MCC |
Metropolitan Correctional Center; location of staffing shortages and missed rounds.
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| Ninth Circuit |
Court of Appeals cited in legal precedent.
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| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service; mentioned in the context of the Bryan case precedent.
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Timeline (2 events)
Relationships (2)
Thomas seeks order compelling Government; Government opposes.
Government argues BOP was not involved in strategic decisions or joint investigation for discovery purposes.
Key Quotes (4)
"no BOP personnel accompanied the prosecution to court proceedings."Source
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Quote #1
"Thomas has offered no reason to believe that most if not all of the records that he seeks—such as records of other instances of BOP employees failing to conduct rounds and counts—would be part of the BOP’s investigation."Source
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Quote #2
"a federal prosecutor need not comb the files of every federal agency which might have documents regarding the defendant"Source
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Quote #3
"[c]ourts have construed the term 'government' . . . narrowly to mean the prosecutors in the particular case or the governmental agencies jointly involved in the prosecution of the defendant, and not the ‘government’ in general."Source
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