Legal Opinion
Whitehouse v. United States District Court
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 20, 1995No. 94-1776, 94-1777 and 94-1889PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
The main question for decision is whether a United States District Court has the power to adopt a local rule that requires federal prosecutors to obtain judicial approval before they serve a subpoena on an attorney to compel evidence concerning a client. The United States District Court for New Hampshire held that the federal district court in Rhode Island has the power to adopt such a rule with respect to trial subpoenas, but does not have the power to do so with respect to grand jury subpoenas. For the reasons stated herein, we conclude that the United States District…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- In Re: Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, United States Department of Justice v. Francis T. MandaniciCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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- United States v. O'BrienDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
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