IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
STANDING ORDER
IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
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.
When a demand for disclosure of presentence and probation records is made, by way of
subpoena or other judicial process, to a probation officer of this court, the probation officer
may file a petition seeking instruction from the court with respect to responding to the
subpoena.
Whenever a probation officer is subpoenaed for such records, he shall petition this court in
writing for authority to release documentary records or produce testimony with respect to
such confidential court information. In either event no disclosure shall be made except upon
an order issued by this court.
The Clerk of this Court will enter this order in the civil order book at Roanoke and certify
copies hereof to each of the deputy clerks of this district, who will enter the same in their
respective civil order books at each of the places of holding court in this district, and the
Clerk will also certify copies hereof to the Director, Administrative Office of the United
States Courts, Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., the Attorney General,
Washington, D.C., the United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, and United States
Marshal, Roanoke, Virginia, each of the United States Magistrates for the District, and the
Chief Probation Officer for this District, at Roanoke, Virginia.
ENTER: This 1st day of July, 1979.
/s/ James C. Turk
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Glen N. Williams
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Ted Dalton
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
