NOS. 416-81913-2015

416-92148-2015

416-92149-2015
THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE 416TH JUDICIAL
vs. DISTRICT COURT

WARREN KENNETH PAXTON, JR. COLLIN COUNTY. TEXAS

ORDER ON MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENAS

On October 15. 2015, a telephone conference was held regarding the State?s

Motion to Quash Subpoenas DuceS Tecum and Motion for Protective Order, Paxton?s

Response to Motions for Protective Orders, Paxton?s Response to Motions to Quash

Production of Records of Public Proceedings and Open Courts. Court Reporters Sue

Maienschein and Jan Dugger?s Motion for Protective Order and Alternatively Request

for In Camera Inspection, and Jacobsen?s Motion for Protective Order and

Alternatively Request for In Camera Inspection.

Counsel for the State of Texas were present during the telephone conference.

Counsel for the Defendant were present during the telephone conference.

Counsel for the Defendant af?rmatively waived the presence of the Defendant during

the telephone conference. Counsel for the Defendant withdrew the previous objection

of the Defendant for any actions to be held in Tarrant County, Texas for purposes of this

telephone conference. The Court allows the Defense to reserve its right to object to

further hearings being held in Tarrant County. Pursuant to Texas Government Code,

Section this conference occurred with the Court presiding in Tarrant County,

Texas.

Counsel for Sue Maienschein, Jan Dugger, and Jacobson was present

during the telephone conference.

Upon conclusion of the telephone conference, the counsel for the parties agreed

to the entry of the following:

The Court notes that Jacobsen, Sue Maienschein, Jan Dugger, Kathy

Bounds, and Sherri Vecerra complied with the requests for Subpoena Duces Tecum

served upon them by timely forwarding the requested records to the Court for an in

camera inspection.

The Court has reviewed the requested records and enters the following ORDER:

The transcripts of the Grand Jury impaneling conducted on December 10, 2014

by Judge Angela Tucker of the 199th Judicial District Court and transcribed by Sheri

Vecerra shall be designated by the Court as Court?s Exhibit No. 1 and shall be

maintained by Lisa Morton, court reporter for the Court in these cases.

The transcripts of the Grand Jury impaneling conducted on December 16, 2014

by Judge Wheless of the 417th Judicial District Court and transcribed by Kathy

Bounds shall be designated by the Court as Court's Exhibit No. 2 and shall be

maintained by Lisa Morton, court reporter for the Court in these cases.

The transcripts of the Grand Jury impaneling conducted on June 12, 2015 by

Judge Chris Oldner of the 416th Judicial District Court and transcribed by Sue

Maienschein shall be designated by the Court as Court's Exhibit No. 3 and shall be

maintained by Lisa Morton, court reporter for the Court in these cases.

The transcripts of the Grand Jury impaneling conducted on June 26, 2015 by

Judge John Roach of the 296th Judicial District Court and transcribed by Jan Dugger

shall be designated by the Court as Court?s Exhibit No. 4 and shall be maintained by

Lisa Morton. court reporter for the Court in these cases.

The records forwarded to the Court by Jacobson shall be designated by

the Court as Court?s Exhibit No. 5 and shall be maintained by Lisa Morton, court

reporter for the Court in these cases.

Copies of these exhibits shall be furnished to Counsel for the State and the

Defense.

The Court ?nds, by furnishing these transcripts to the Court for in camera

inspection, that the witnesses Sheri Vecerra, Kathy Bounds, Sue Maienschein, and Jan

Dugger did not violate any order previously issued regarding sealing of the information

of the Grand Jury of Collin County, Texas.

Counsel for the State and the Defense shall maintain the copies of the transcripts

for their records and shall use the information therein only for the purposes of litigating

and defending these cases. Otherwise, the parties may not disseminate any
information contained within these exhibits without further order of the Court.

Costs of $318 to Sue Maienschein and costs of $288 to Jan Dugger shall be paid
by the Defense.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for ?ling of any Motions to Quash
the Indictments in these respective cases is extended to October 30. 2015.

SIGNED this 16th day of October, 2015.

 

JUDGE ESIDING