No confidential records of this court maintained by the probation office, including
presentence and probation supervision records, shall be sought by any applicant
except by written petition to this court establishing with particularity the need for
specific information in the records. Whenever a probation officer is served with a
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subpoena or other judicial process seeking the production or disclosure of
presentence and probation records and reports, the probation officer shall petition
the Chief Judge of this court in writing for instructions with respect to responding
to such process. In no event shall production or disclosure be made except
pursuant to an order by a district judge or a magistrate judge unless specifically
authorized by procedures outlined in Local Criminal Rule 32.2(l).
