United States v. Perdue

MEMORANDUM OPINION ■ • AND ORDER

SIDNEY A. FITZWATER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

The instant motions to suppress and dismiss the indictment challenge' the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (“FBI’s”) seizure of a computer server that hosted a child pornography website called “Playpen,” and the FBI’s ensuing operation of the website *474on a government server. Following a hearing, and for the reasons that follow, the court denies defendant Paul Terry Perdue (“Perdue’s”) motions.1

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The facts of this case that are material to the court’s decision are undisputed. In early 2015, acting on a tip from a…