Legal Opinion
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1976No. Nos. 74-3357, 74-3358PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Appellant Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Southern Bell), appeals from two orders issued by the District Court of the Southern District of Florida pursuant to F.R.Crim.P. 41,1 requiring *1152Southern Bell to furnish the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States (DEA) all information, facilities and technical assistance necessary to install and operate a Pen Register/Touch Tone Decoder (pen register).2 Because the orders have been complied with and the Decoder searches have been finished, we dismiss this appeal as moot.
On September 4, 1974, the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- S. Thomas Burnett v. Thomas R. KindtCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America for an Order Authorizing the Use of a Pen Register/touch-Tone Decoder on the Telephone Line Bearing the Number 305-921, Etc. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Southern Bell) v. United States of America, in the Matter of the Application of the United States of America for an Order Authorizing the Use of a Pen Register/touch-Tone Decoder on the Telephone Line Bearing the Number 305-920, Etc. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Southern Bell) v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Michigan Bell Telephone Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977