Legal Opinion

In Re John Doe, Inc. John Doe, Inc. And John Doe v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 13, 1994No. 2195, Docket 93-6175PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the appropriate procedures by which a district court may determine the existence of the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege. John Doe, Inc. and John Doe, 1 the CEO and sole shareholder of John Doe, Inc., appeal from Judge Sifton’s order compelling John Doe, Inc.’s former attorney (“the attorney”) to testify before a grand jury on the ground that the crime-fraud exception applied to appellants’ assertion of the attorney-client privilege. 2 Because the procedures employed by the district court provided due process and because the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. ZolinSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum Dated September 15, 1983 Marc Rich & Co. A.G., Intervenor-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  3. In Re JOHN DOE CORPORATION. JOHN DOE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  4. In Re Special September 1978 Grand Jury (Ii). Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  5. In re Grand Jury Subpoena Directing TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977

3Cited by82 opinions

  1. United States v. Donald E. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  2. In Re Richard Roe, Inc., and John Doe, Inc. United States of America v. Richard Roe, Inc., Richard Roe, John Doe, Inc., and John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  3. Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  4. In Re: Grand Jury Subpoenas, Jane Roe and John Doe. Intervenor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  5. In Re Sealed Case No. 98-3077Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998

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