Legal Opinion
In re the Search of Cellular Telephone Towers
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 8, 2013No. C.R. Nos. C-13-523M, C-13-525M, C-13-526M, C-13-527M, C-13-528MPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUESTS FOR CELL TOWER DUMPS PURSUANT TO SEARCH WARRANTS
RIAN L. OWSLEY, United States Magistrate Judge.
These five matters come before the Court pursuant to an application and an affidavit sworn to by a federal agent pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Specifically, each application seeks an Order directing that all historical cell site records from five separate telecommunications providers for specific towers near the crime scene be disclosed to the Government.
BACKGROUND
In an ex parte hearing on April 30, 2013, the Assistant United…
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