Free Opening Brief in Support - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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_ I IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT _
I FOR THE DISTRIOT by DELAWARE I
I _ IN RE LETTER or REQUEST U‘ I I · ‘ p It
- FROM LITHUANIA y )
" IN THE MATTER OF p . _ ) Misc·No. 05-
_ VITALIJ LEPESA - -· )
n . Upon application of the United States of-America; and n
_ - upon examination of a letterf of. request fron; Lithuania whose _
l authorities are seeking certain testimony and information from
_ 2 individuals which may be found in this District, for use in a -
· judicial proceeding in Lithuania and the Court being fully informed
in the premises, it is hereby y _p1` y ` I h n
ORDERED, pursuant `to_ Title 28, Unitedi States Code,
. l ‘Section 1782, that Richard Gr‘Andrews, Assistant United States
. i Attorney, hereby is appointed as Commissioner of this Court and is
l hereby directed to execute the iletter=‘of request from the
Lithuanian authorities as follows:` A U
- _ · l. to take such steps as are necessary, including
U issuance of commissioner's subpoenas to be served on persons within
the jurisdiction of this Court, to collect the evidence requested}
U _ 2. provide notice with_respect to the collection of
nevidence to those persons identified in the requests as parties to
` whom notice should be given (and no notice to any other party ` _

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if shall be requiredi; U i ._. ‘ U U
n 3i adopt procedures to collect the evidence requested
t consistent with its use as evidence in a proceeding before a Court
-in Lithuania, which procedures may be specified in the request or
2- provided by the Lithuanian-authorities;: i n l
J i 4. seek such further orders of this Court as may be
_ necessary to execute this request; and y ‘ _
Q _ 5. certify and submit the evidence collected to the — ‘
- . Office of International affairs, Criminal Division, United States
U Department of Justice, or as otherwise-directed by that office for
transmission to the Lithuanian-authorities.
‘ I IT IS FURTHER_ORDERSD that, in collecting the evidence .
requested, the Commissioner may be accompanied by persons whose
U presence or participation is authorized by the Commissioner.
. l Dated: _Ihis _ JI t" day of t , 2005.
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