(a) Confidential Records. Records of the court, to include pretrial services, presentence,
probation reports, records, and correspondence are maintained by the United States
Probation Office as custodian of the court record and, unless otherwise excepted, may be
disclosed only upon a written request to the Court which establishes a need for the specific
information. Excepted reasons for disclosure without permission from the Court include
routine disclosure of demographic and collateral contact information to other law
enforcement agencies for investigative purposes, as well as the disclosure of presentence
reports in accordance with LCrR32-10.
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(b) Release of Information and Witness Appearance. Except for testimony related to release
or detention pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142, or testimony concerning orders on release,
probation, or supervised release, no current or former probation officer shall respond to
any request for information or for witness appearance and testimony as to any matters
arising out of the performance of their official duties unless approved in advance by the
Court. Unless excepted as described herein, any request for information or appearance and
testimony may be granted upon written request to the Court which establishes a need for
the information or testimony. Any request for information or appearance and testimony
shall follow the procedures established by the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts and approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States, as set
out in Testimony of Judiciary Personnel and Production of Judiciary Records in Legal
Proceedings, modified in one respect as follows: the presiding judge, not the Chief
Probation Officer, shall determine the proper response to a request for information or
testimony.
