PRETRIAL DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION

The government shall make available to the defendant at the time of arraignment for inspection and copying all materials or copies of materials requested by the defendant which are discoverable under Fed. R. Crim. P. 16. The government shall also provide the defendant at arraignment with an inventory of all items seized from the defendant by law enforcement officials which the government expects to introduce at trial. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the defendant shall be required to make discoverable materials requested by the government available for inspection and copying no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to trial. The failure of any party to produce requested discoverable evidence in a timely manner may result in the evidence being ruled inadmissible at trial.

While extensions of time shall not be routinely granted, the magistrate judge may for good cause shown grant a party additional time in which to produce requested evidence. Motions for extensions of time must contain a schedule upon which the requested discoverable evidence will be available. If a party requests discoverable evidence which is not at that time in the possession of the custodial party, such as medical reports, results of tests which have been performed, etc., the custodial party must inform the Court of the earliest date on which such materials can be in the party's possession for inspection and copying by the requesting party. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, a party shall have no obligation to reproduce copies of requested materials (except the government must provide the defendant a copy of the defendant's prior criminal record) for another party's possession until the requesting party has remitted payment for the duplicating expenses.

Defendants represented under this Court's Criminal Justice Plan are exempted from this requirement to pay duplicating expenses. Whenever CR-14 duplication of the requested materials is unduly burdensome for a party, the party may by motion at the appropriate time request the Court to relieve the party from the duty to provide copies.