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Case 3:02-cr-00264-AWT

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT : : : : : :

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. E. KIRK SHELTON.

No. 3:02 CR 264 (AWT)

June 22, 2005

MOTION TO UNSEAL PORTIONS OF HEARING FOR COUNSEL REVIEW Defendant, E. Kirk Shelton, respectfully moves the court, pursuant to D. Conn. L. Cr. R. 57(b)(3), to unseal the sealed portions of the hearing transcripts from June 17, 2005 for review by counsel for Mr. Shelton, counsel for Mr. Forbes and counsel for the government, for the limited purpose of reviewing the court's ruling. In support of this motion, Mr. Shelton represents as follows: 1. On June 17, 2005, the Court convened a conference call with the parties to discuss

an issue relating to a juror and the appropriate scope of any potential communication initiated by the court with the juror. 2. During the call, the court sealed the sealed portion of the hearing transcript (pages

4-11) relating to the court's disposition of the issue relating to this matter. 3. Counsel for Mr. Shelton now seeks an order from the court to also unseal the

portions of the transcript to unseal the sealed portions of the hearing transcripts from June 17, 2005 (pages 4-11) for review by counsel for Mr. Shelton, counsel for Mr. Forbes and counsel for the government, for the limited purpose of reviewing the court's ruling.

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WHEREFORE, Mr. Shelton respectfully requests, pursuant to D. Conn. L. Cr. R. 57(b)(3), that the court order the unsealing of the sealed portions of the hearing (pages 4-11) for review by counsel for Mr. Shelton, counsel for Mr. Forbes and counsel for the government, for the limited purpose of reviewing the court's ruling.

DATED:

Hartford, Connecticut June 22, 2005 Respectfully submitted, DAY, BERRY & HOWARD LLP

By: __________________________________ Gary H. Collins (CT 22119) City Place 1, 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 Tel.: (860) 275-0314 Fax: (860) 275-0343 LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS P. PUCCIO Thomas P. Puccio (CT 22983) 230 Park Avenue, Suite 301 New York, NY 10172 Tel.: (212) 883-6383 Fax: (212) 883-6388 MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY, LLP Scott A. Edelman (CT 25268) Thomas A. Arena (CT 25269) 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, NY 10005-1413 Tel.: (212) 530-5000 Fax: (212) 530-5219 Attorneys for Defendant E. Kirk Shelton

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CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that on June 22, 2005 a copy of the foregoing was served on the following parties via fax and US Mail: John J. Carney, Esq. James McMahon, Esq. Richard J. Schechter, Esq. Norman Gross, Esq. United States Attorney's Office District of New Jersey 970 Broad Street, Suite 700 Newark, NJ 07101

_______________________________________ Gary H. Collins

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