8.27 Materializer Research Stopped by Court

The reproduced 2180 Deneva Regional Sector Court order that enjoined the Deneva Research Station's Materializer Project Division from further testing on organic material and sealed its laboratory pending an ethics inquiry.

UFP Infonet — 21 July 2180

United Federation of Planets, Deneva Regional Sector Court

Case No: R7Q-114BR-549

Plaintiff: Dr. Harding Richardson, Chief Medical Officer, Deneva Research Station

vs.

Defendant: Dr. Janet Hester and staff, Materializer Project Division, Deneva Research Station

For good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Dr. Janet Hester, her staff and associates of the Materializer Project Division, and all Deneva Research Station staff associated with said project, are hereby enjoined from:

conducting any further testing of the experimental device known as the Materializer on organic material of any kind from any Federation world,
conducting any Materializer operations with regards to organic material from a non-Federation world,
performing any research or side activities that would assist in the performance of Materializer operations on organic material, and
releasing any research notes, documentation, samples, equipment, or any other information or devices that would assist in the furtherance of Materializer research with regards to the transmission of organic material to other parties within Federation borders.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Deneva Constabulary, acting in conjunction with local Federation law enforcement officials, shall seal the Materializer Research Laboratory and impound any and all materials found within in order to prevent their continued use in this project.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendants will surrender all research notes, materials and devices with regards to the transmission of organic material by use of their Materializer. Said materials shall be stored within the sealed Materializer Research Laboratory pending the outcome of this legal action no later than 48 hours with receipt of this order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendants will present themselves to this court on 28 July 2180 (Terran Old Calendar) for an initial inquiry into the charges leveled by the Plaintiff against the Defendant with regards to the ethics of this research as it pertains to Federation law.

So ordered this 21st Day of July, 2180 (Terran Old Calendar),

(signed) Marla Rhue, Presiding Judge, Deneva Regional Sector Court