Stipulation and Order for Release of Wiretap Information Under Seal

FILED 05/27/03

Jennifer Carvalso, Clerk

By [signature]

DEPUTY

JAMES C. BRAZELTON

District Attorney

Stanislaus County

Courthouse

Modesto, California

Telephone: 525-5550

Attorney for Petitioner

SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF STANISLAUS

D.A. Number

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner,

vs.

SCOTT LEE PETERSON

Defendant,

No.1056770

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR RELEASE OF WIRETAP INFORMATION UNDER SEAL

STIPULATION AND ORDER

The parties stipulate that the wiretap information contained in Stanislaus County Wiretap No. 2 and 3 (including all audio recordings, and all documentation) currently maintained by the Court under seal are necessary for the parties to prepare this case. The parties stipulate that the Court should release copies of the above documents, according to the below listed order, to each party and order that neither party shall release, disseminate, or disclose any of the information contained therein without further order of the Court.

[signature]

Mark Geragos

Attorney for the Defendant

[signature]

Rick Distaso

Deputy District Attorney

ORDER

1. The Court hereby orders that the Stanislaus County Superior Court Clerk shall obtain the above sealed records (only those relating to intercepts of the attorney and investigator) and provide access to the sealed records to Criminal Investigator Steve Jacobson for copying. The Stanislaus County Clerk shall then reseal the documents.

Investigator Jacobson shall copy the above audio recordings, and any and all documentation relating to them, and distribute same only to the defense.

3. It is also ordered that the defense shall not release, disseminate, or disclose outsized of the defense team any of the information contained therein without further order of the Court.

DATED 05-27-03

[signature]

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

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