On 21 January 2009, a three-judge court ordered prosecutors to try him.

Justice Schackman ordered prosecutors and defense lawyers to work together over the next 60 days to iron out the specific terms of the financial oversight.

The judge also ordered prosecutors to give the defense any secret documents showing Mr. North acted with higher authority.

He ordered prosecutors to have the dog returned to Mr. Oliver, saying it would "assure further that there is not any problem."

He also ordered prosecutors to consider criminal charges of negligence against officials involved in the Contemplacion case.

A judge had ordered prosecutors either to file formal charges against Mr. Chatty by today or to release him.

So the judge, Mark L. Wolf, ordered prosecutors to bring three of the reputed mobsters to court.

The judge ordered prosecutors to demonstrate a "compelling need" for the materials.

The judge also ordered prosecutors to post the letter on the Internet site.

He ordered prosecutors to report back by Oct. 31, at which point he will decide whether to release the findings.