USA v. Jensen et al

Filing 299

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

) Case No. 3:09-CR-00108-JWS-JDR
)
Plaintiff,
) ORDER FOR DISCOVERY OF TAX
) INFORMATION
vs.
)
)
JAMES L. JENSEN, Jr. and
)
ROBIN L. JENSEN,
)
)
Defendants.
)
______________________________ )
On this 16th day of May, 2011, comes for the attention of this Court the
application of the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska for an order,
pursuant to Title 26, United States Code, Section 6103(h)(4), directing the United
States to disclose tax return information consisting of discovery items from the federal
prosecution of Lynne Meredith and any other prosecution, investigation or audit
provided by the government to the defendants as part of discovery in this matter. This
includes third-party tax returns, as well as tax return information, including
communications between taxpayers with the IRS and IRS transcripts of account status.
After examining the application the Court finds:
(1)

The information cited above is being provided, in part, under the Court’s

discovery order at Docket 280.
(2)

The returns and return information are sought exclusively for use in a federal

criminal proceeding.
(3)

The information sought is necessary to comply with the Government’s

discovery obligations.
(4)

Application is authorized by the United States Attorney for the District of

Alaska.
It is HEREBY ORDERED that the United States is authorized to disclose to
each defendant discovery items from the federal prosecution of Lynne Meredith and
any other prosecution, investigation or audit provided by the government to the
defendants as part of discovery in this matter. This includes third-party tax returns,
as well as tax return information, including communications between taxpayers with
the IRS and IRS transcripts of account status.
It is further ORDERED that defendants and their attorneys shall use the returns
and return information disclosed solely in connection with the matter described above,
maintain the information in the custody of the defendants or their attorneys, not
disseminate the information outside this matter, and that the defendants return the
information to the government at the completion of the case.
DATED this 16th day of May, 2011, at Anchorage, Alaska.

/s/ John D. Roberts
JOHN D. ROBERTS
United States Magistrate Judge