United States v. Mitchell

ORDER

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.

Defendant Albert Mitchell is charged with knowingly receiving child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). He seeks an order compelling the government to provide him with a mirror copy of the computer media seized from him. (ECF No. 90.) He agrees to a protective order under which all materials will be accessible to defense attorneys, paralegals, and experts only, on a confidential basis. The government refuses to produce the materials, arguing it is prohibited from doing under 18 U.S.C. § 3509(m), a provision of the Adam Walsh Act.1 After…