Legal Opinion
In re United States
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 1978No. Misc. No. 7178PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZIEGLER, District Judge.
I. History of Case
The instant matter involves the motion of Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, pursuant to Rule 47 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to modify the order of this court dated September 5, 1978. The order authorized the installation of a pen register, i. e., touch tone decoder, and a terminating trap to a subject telephone within the jurisdiction of this court.
A pen. register is a mechanical device attached to a telephone line which records on paper tape, or by digital readout, all numbers dialed from that line. The device does not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Don Morrow v. District of Columbia, in the Matter of Harry T. Alexander, Judge, District of Columbia Court of General SessionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Elrod v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
- Matter of Babington v. Yellow Taxi Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Michigan Bell Telephone Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- District Attorney for the Plymouth District v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- District Attorney for the Plymouth District v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980