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 JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

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PARISH

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  AVOYELLES

DERRICK STAFFORD

STATE

  O F

  LOUISIANA

CL RIFIC TION  O F N D  MEN DED ORDER

Considering

  the

 record

  o f

 these proceedings reflecting that

  on

 November

  9 , 2015

 this

Court issued  an Order providing

IT IS

  ORDERED that

  all

  parties

  to

  this proceeding

  and

  their attorneys, including

  any

potential witnesses, victims and/or their attorneys

 a re

 hereby prohibited, directly

 o r

 indirectly

or

 through

 any

 third parties, from providing

 any

 information and/or evidence and/or alleged

evidence

  to the

 press and/or media from this point forward/'

a n d , considering that this Court h as received numerous inquiries concerning the scope o f this

Order, clarification

 o f

  said Order

  has

 become necessary. This Order became necessary

  in

 order

  to

protect

  all

  parties' right

  to a

  fair Trial. Considering same,

  the

  Order

  of

  November

  9, 2015 is

amended

  to

 provide

  as

 follows:

IT IS

  ORDERED that

  al l

  parties

  to

  this proceeding

  and

  their attorneys, including

  any

potential witnesses, victims and/or their attorneys

  are

  hereby prohibited, directly

  or

  indirectly

  or

through

  any

 third parties, from providing

  any

 information and/or evidence and/or alleged evidence

to the

  press and/or media from this point forward, concerning

  the

  events being subject

  of

  this

proceeding until further Orders  o f this Court.

IT IS

 FURTHER ORDE RED that disclosure

 of the

 fol lowing items and/or information shall

be

 made upon request

  of the

 following items:

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IT IS   FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED,  A N D  DECREED that disclosure  of the

following items and/or information SHALL N O T b e made pending further Orders o f this Court, due

to   same consisting  of  potential evidence  in  this proceeding  as  defined  in the  Louisiana Code  o f

Criminal Procedure:

a Any   formal complaints made  to any past  or  current employers  of  these defendants.

b A n y   file material  of any  internal affairs investigations  of  these defendants.

c Any

  file material

  of any

 prior investigations

  o f

 these defendants

  for any

  purpose.

T h e  Clerk of this Court  is hereby ORDERED to forward certified copies  o f this Clarification

f an   Amended Order  to the following entities:

a LOUISIANA STATE POLICE/REGION  3

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION

5903 COLISEUM BLVD.

ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA 71303

b AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF S DEPARTMENT

675   GOVERNMENT STREET

MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA

  71351

c MARKSVILLE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

4 2 7 N .

  WASHINGTON STREET

MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA,  71351

d

WARD

  2

 MARSHALL

4 2 7 N .  WASHINGTON STREET

MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA  71351

Marksville, Louisiana,

  on

this 24th  da>\ of November,  2015.

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