10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BENJAMIN w. wANGER SEP 14 ZUH United States Attorney win _ STANLEY‘A, BooNE EAsnm§HE%£§f“mTQounr ‘ ' m ' OFCAU on Assistant U.S. Attorney ________ A 4401 Federal Building Twwamh l 2500 Tulare Street Fresno, California 93721 Telephone: (559) 497-4042 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, MG.F. No.l:l]_M] gggl 86 'GSA -é Plaintiff, UNDER sEAL APPLICATION To SEAL wARRANT FoR ARREST AND cRIMINAL COMPLAINT; oRDER THEREON and DECLARATION oF STANLEY A. BOONE V . JANAMJOT SINGH SODHI, aka JIMMY SINGH, Defendant. ~.._¢-._,,-_,,-._,,-`,,-..../-_’v~_'-._'V-..d The United States of America hereby applies to this Court for an order Sealing the Warrant for Arrest and Criminal Complaint against the named defendant. Sealing of the referenced documents are necessary to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation // // // // // 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case 1:11-cr-00332-L.]O Document 3 Filed 09/14/11 Page 2 of 4 and the disclosure to the defendants of the outstanding warrant and complaint prior to their arrests. DATED = d? / ny Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 _. Case 1:11-cr-OO332-L.]O Document 3 Filed 09/14/11 Page 3 of 4 DECLARATION OF STANLEY A. BOONE I, Stanley A. Boone, declare and state as follows: l. I am an Assistant United States Attorney and I am co- counsel responsible for the prosecution of the instant case. 2. I respectfully request that this court order that the Warrant of Arrest and Criminal Complaint in this case be kept secret and under seal until further order of this courtr save for it‘s service and execution upon the necessary party. This request is made to.protect the on-going investigation as well as to secure the defendants' arrest prior to public disclosure of the warrants and complaint. Disclosure could hamper the Federal Bureau of Investigation's ability to execute upon the warrant if disclosure is made prior to arrest. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Fresno, California on September fig , 2011. ST . E 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case 1:11-cr-OO332-L.]O Document 3 Filed 09/14/11 Page 4 of 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED= jzlj! \! / GARY \S../ AUSTIN United States Magistrate Judge