(a) No person shall otherwise disclose, copy, reproduce, deface, delete from or add to any
report within the purview of this rule.
(b) No confidential records of the court maintained at the probation office, including
presentence reports and probation supervision reports, shall be sought by any applicant
except by written petition to the court establishing with particularity the need for specific
information believed to be contained in such records. When a demand for disclosure of
such information or such records is made by way of subpoena or other judicial process
served upon a probation officer of this court, the probation officer may file a petition
seeking instruction from the court with respect to the manner in which he should respond
to such subpoena or such process.
(c) Any party filing an appeal or cross appeal in any criminal case in which it is expected that
any issue will be asserted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 concerning the sentence imposed
by the court shall immediately notify the probation officer who shall then file with the clerk
for inclusion in the record in camera a copy of the presentence investigation report.
LOCAL CRIMINAL RULE 47: MOTIONS
