Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Proceedings
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 2000No. Nos. 99-3131, 99-3317PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
A grand jury investigating alleged tax fraud by Dr. Basaam Osman subpoenaed numerous documents from accountants hired by his attorneys. Dr. Osman sought to block production of the documents. He claimed that the accountants were agents of law firms representing him in the grand jury investigation and, thus, that the documents were subject to the attorney-client privilege. The district court, after reviewing the disputed materials in camera, required the production of some of the documents. The court allowed others to be withheld on the ground that the attorney-client…
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