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Prosecutors file revised proposed protective order on evidence
Prosecutors filed a letter to Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein responding to the court's April 7, 2026 order (Dkt. 303). It attaches an updated protective order, meaning the proposed rules on how the defense for Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores may use the evidence it receives.
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan) · case 1:11-cr-00205
- Judge
- Alvin K. Hellerstein · who he is
- Prosecution
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York (U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton)
- Defense
- Barry Pollack (Maduro) · Mark Donnelly (Cilia Flores)
- Next date
- September 30, 2026 · Defense reply on house arrest due
- Where it stands
- Maduro and Cilia Flores held at MDC Brooklyn since January 2026; both pleaded not guilty. Trial set for June 1, 2027. Hugo Carvajal pleaded guilty (June 2025) and awaits sentencing. Diosdado Cabello is charged but not in custody.
What it means
This is a procedural step: the government proposes the text and the judge decides whether to sign it. The letter does not describe what changed from the earlier version.
What happens next
It is up to the judge to approve the order; the letter sets no other date.
In the document's own words
“requiring the Government to submit an updated protective order in accordance with the Order. An updated protective order is attached hereto as Exhibit A.”
How the court describes it (original, English)
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