Magistrate Finds COVID-19 Discovery Restrictions For Inmates To Be Reasonable

Mealey's (October 7, 2020, 9:07 AM EDT) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal detainee's motion to modify a protective order to gain reasonable access to counsel and discovery should be denied, an Alaska federal magistrate judge recommended Oct. 1, finding that although present Department of Corrections (DOC) restrictions presented difficulties for inmates, potential constitutional violations are excusable in light of reasonable responses to the COVID-19 pandemic (United States v.  Kevin Glover, et al., No. 20-12, D. Alaska, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183904)....