United States v. Tucker

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

1. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Von Tucker has requested that this Court authorize a subpoena ordering the Bureau of Prisons to produce all recordings of telephone conversations involving each of the cooperating witnesses. The government has moved to quash the subpoena. For the reasons stated below, Tucker’s request is granted, the subpoena is issued with certain modifications, and the government’s motion is denied.1

II. BACKGROUND2

The government has stated its intention to call three cooperating witnesses to testify against Tucker. In connection…