GEO GROUP, INC., THE v. USA

Filing 69

ORDER granting 59 Motion to Amend Protective Order. Signed by Judge Francis M. Allegra. (si) Copy to parties.

In The United States Court of Federal Claims
No. 11-490C
(Filed: June 7, 2012)
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THE GEO GROUP, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
THE UNITED STATES,
Defendant,
and
COMMUNITY FIRST SERVICES, INC.
Defendant-Intervenor.
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ORDER
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On March 22, 2012, defendant-intervenor filed a motion to amend the protective order in
this case. On April 9, 2012, plaintiff and defendant filed their responses to the motion. On April
19, 2012, defendant-intervenor filed its reply in support of its motion, in which it narrowed the
focus of its motion to certain documents. On May 4, 2012, per this court’s order, plaintiff and
defendant filed sur-replies to the motion. On May 23, 2012, defendant-intervenor filed a motion
in which it indicated it had further narrowed the documents that it requested access to. On May
29, 2012, defendant-intervenor notified the court that the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of New York had modified the protective order in that case.
Defendant-intervenor’s motion to modify the protective order is hereby GRANTED.
Accordingly:
1.

Counsel admitted to the protective order in this court shall be
permitted to use the following materials in the parties’ case in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York,
subject to the protective order in that case:

a.

Administrative record pages AR0407-0408, 0409-0422,
0423-0427, 0457-0469, 0485-0495, 0505-0530, 0531-0534,
0542-0545, 0567, 0576-0584, 0585-0590, 0629-0631,
0682-0703, 0722-0728, 0730-0785, 0805, 0812-0813,
0837-0840, 0841-0842, 0843-0844, 0845-0846, 0847-0848,
0859, 0860-0862, 0863-1261, 1574-1583, 1668-1688,
1689, 1704-1705, 1706-1726; and

b.

The transcript for the October 5, 2011 oral argument in this
court;

2.

Counsel for plaintiff and defendant-intervenor shall be permitted to
retain two copies of the aforementioned materials; and

3.

Defendant-intervenor shall notify the court immediately should the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
further modify the protective order in that case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Francis M. Allegra
Francis M. Allegra
Judge

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