Legal Opinion

In Re Grand Jury Subpoena (Zerendow)

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided October 19, 1995No. 1:95-cv-10533PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

■ The government has filed two motions to compel an attorney to testify before a grand jury concerning (1) his memory of a conversation between his client and law enforcement officials and (2) the fee arrangement with his former client. The Court concludes that the first subject matter is protected under the work product doctrine but that the latter subject matter is not protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege.

BACKGROUND

On July 24, 1995, the petitioner, attorney Donald Zerendow, moved to quash a grand jury subpoena…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Clark v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. Garner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. United States v. United Shoe MacHinery CorporationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1950

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3Cited by12 opinions

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