UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ARTHUR LEONARD WOODARD
CRIMINAL NO. 2:25-cr-00221-01
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
August 25, 2025
JUDGE JAMES D. CAIN, JR.; MAGISTRATE JUDGE LEBLANC
Case 2:25-cr-00221-JDC-TPL Document 13 Filed 08/25/25 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 25
In accordance with the requirements of
ORDERED that the government be and it is hereby reminded of its disclosure obligations under Brady v Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny. Failure of the government to abide by this order and to properly disclose Brady material to the defendant shall carry consequences. Consequences of violation of this order and the duty to disclose as mandated by Brady will be commiserate with the scope and severity of the violation and can include exclusion of evidence at trial, a finding of contempt with possible disciplinary action against the prosecutor, dismissal of an indictment with prejudice, or even a declaration that a conviction was obtained invalidly.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in chambers this 25th day of August, 2025.
THOMAS P. LEBLANC
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
