Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas Dated March 24, 2003 Directed to (A) Grand Jury Witness Firm and (B) Grand Jury Witness
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 2, 2003No. M11-189PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
This motion poses the troublesome question whether and to what extent the attorney-client privilege and the protection afforded to work product 1 extend to communications between and among a prospective defendant in a criminal case, her lawyers, and a public relations firm hired by the lawyers to aid in avoiding an indictment. The Court’s original opinion in this matter was filed under seal in order to protect the secrecy of the grand jury. In view of the importance of this issues, this redacted version of the opinion, 2 which substitutes pseudonyms…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Gilbrook v. City of WestminsterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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