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activity with third parties has no bearing on the issue of whether she consented to or complied with the sexual acts charged. See United States v. Stone, 472 F.2d 909, 919 (5th Cir. 1973); Virgin Islands v. Jacobs, 634 F.Supp. 933, 936-37 (D. V.I. 1986) (policy of rule disallowing evidence to show c

restriction on discovery to preclude inquiry into areas which will clearly fail to satisfy the balancing test” set forth in Rule 412. See Barta v. City and County of Honolulu, 169 F.R.D. at 135. In Barta, the Court confronted this issue in the context of a discovery motion in a civil case. 169 F.R.D. at 133. A former

activity with third parties has no bearing on the issue of whether she consented to or complied with the sexual acts charged. See United States v. Stone, 472 F.2d 909, 919 (5th Cir. 1973); Virgin Islands v. Jacobs, 634 F.Supp. 933, 936-37 (D. V.I. 1986) (policy of rule disallowing evidence to show c

2 is merely an evidentiary rule that should be disregarded in discovery disputes has been routinely rejected in federal courts. See, e.g., Barta v. City and County of Honolulu, 169 F.R.D. 132 (D. Haw. 1996) (granting protective order pursuant to Rule 412 to prevent a sexual battery and harassment victim from having to disc

th the sexual acts charged. See United States v. Stone, 472 F.2d 909, 919 (5th Cir. 1973); Virgin Island

rejected in federal courts. See, e.g., Barta v. City and County of Honolulu, 169 F.R.D. 132 (D. Haw. 1996) (granting protect