Legal Opinion
Michigan Bell Telephone Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1977No. 76-2202, 76-2203PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Two questions are presented on this appeal: (1) Does a United States district court have authority, upon showing of probable cause, to require a telephone company to install card drops and other mechanical or electrical devices designed to trap and trace incoming telephone calls? and (2) Does a district court have authority to direct the telephone company to perform manual tracing operations and provide the facilities and technical assistance necessary for the implementation of the order of the court, with all reasonable expenses incurred by the Company to be reimbursed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Alejandrina TorresCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Bertram E. SeidlitzCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BagleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- District Attorney for the Plymouth District v. CoffeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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