Original Video Discovery Order 

LADY CAPULET and JULIET CAPULET,
                                                           Plaintiffs,
        `against`

THE CITY OF VERONA, MOTAGUE,, BENVOLIO, & MERCUTIO
Individually as agents, servants, and/or Employees & Police 
Officers of the City of  Verona & the City of Verona Police Department,
                                                                Defendants.

     Defendants City of Verona, Benvolio and Mercutio, by their attorney's Corporation Council for the City of Verona (Friar Lawrence, Esq.) having requested a discovery conference with this Court, and plaintiffs, by their attorneys, Escalas and Paris (Gregory Sampson, Esq.) having consented to their request for a discovery conference; and

      Said conference having been held with Magistrate Judge Balthasar W. Smith on October 19, 1605; and

    Whereas, defendant City of Verona is in possession of an original video taping made at the City of Verona Jail by surveillance cameras on the 27th day of December, 1604, said tapes having been preserved by order of this Court dated the 9th day of February, 1605; and

     Whereas, defendant City of Verona has, by counsel, stated that it has retained the original videotape in accordance with the Courts prior order, and
     
    Whereas, the plaintiffs' counsel states that he has retained a videotape expert to analyze the videotape in accordance to conduct the analysis and

    Now, therefore, it is hereby

    ORDERED, that the City of Verona Corporation Counsel shall deposit the original videotape in a sealed evidence bag and forward the said sealed original videotape to the following address: 1234 Homes Street, Huntsville, AL 34567 by overnight mail on or before November 4, 1605.

    ORDERED, that TREC, shall be authorized and permitted to conduct review, testing, analysis and reproduction of the original videotape while protecting the integrity of the original videotape, said testing to be completed within forty-five (45) days from the date forwarded by the City of Verona to TREC; and it is further

    ORDERED, that upon completion of the testing, analysis, reproduction and review of the original videotape by TREC, said original videotape shall be deposited in an evidence bag, sealed, and sent by overnight mail to: Corporation Counsel of the City of Verona, City Hall, Room 123, Verona 56789; and it is further

    ORDERED, that the original videotape shall thereafter be returned to the possession of the City of Verona Corporation Counsel pursuant to the Court's pre-action order dated the 9th day of February, 1605 and held pursuant to the terms of that order; and it further

    ORDERED, that prior to mailing the original videotape by the City of Verona to TREC, defendant City of Verona is authorized and permitted to deliver the tape to an expert it selects for reproduction of the videotape and retention of a copy thereof in the City's possession.

Dated:  November 15, 1605

Balthasar W. Smith,
  Magistrate  Judge   

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