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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA 
BUTTE DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
Plaintiff, 
vs. 
 
JESSIE LYNN BROWN, 
 
Defendant. 
 
 CR 25–22–BU–DLC 
 
 
ORDER 
 
 Before the Court is Defendant Jessie Lynn Brown’s Unopposed Motion to 
Seal the Motion for Information on Cooperating Witnesses and Confidential 
Informants filed by Brown’s co-defendant, Leodis Roach (Doc. 53). (Doc. 83.) As 
grounds for this Motion, Brown represents that there is a compelling interest in 
concealing the identities of the suspected informants for their safety, which 
outweighs the public right to know the names of suspected informants. (Id. at 1.) 
The Court has authority to seal case documents pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 
49.1(d). The Court agrees that the safety risks posed to those named as suspected 
cooperators in the Motion on Cooperating Witnesses and Confidential Informants 
outweighs the presumption of public access. Sealing this document will also serve 
the government’s compelling interests of promoting cooperation and protecting the 
sanctity of ongoing investigations. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Seal (Doc. 83) is 
GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall file Document 53 in this matter under seal. 
DATED this 30th day of October, 2025. 
 
 
 
 
 

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