Legal Opinion
Matter of Application to Quash Grand Jury Subpoena
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 1, 1981No. Civ. Y-81-2636PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
The Credit Bureau of Baltimore, Inc. was served with a federal grand jury subpoena directing the production of various credit bureau records relating to individuals under investigation by the grand jury and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Credit Bureau has moved to quash the grand jury subpoena on the ground that the subpoena is not an “order” within the meaning of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(1).
Section 1681b provides that:
A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. In Re Jacqueline Schofield, WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Richard A. ClearyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- In Re Subpoena Duces Tecum to Testify Before Grand Jury Directed to TRW, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1978
- In the Matter of Grand Jury Empanelled August 14, 1979. Appeal of Trw Credit Data, a Division of Trw, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- In Re Grand Jury ProceedingsDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- John Doe v. Joseph DigenovaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- In re A Motion for a Standing OrderUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena to the Credit BureauDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- John Doe v. Joseph DigenovaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985