Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 25, 2000No. 99-41150, 99-41179 and 99-41308PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Three consolidated appeals attack orders from the district court regarding subpoenas issued by a federal grand jury charged with investigating possible criminal violations of the Clean Air Act. We dismiss in part and affirm in part.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 10, 1996, a federal grand jury issued, under seal, a subpoena to the Corporation. 1 In responding to the subpoena, the Corporation inadvertently disclosed a legal memorandum prepared by its in-house counsel. The Corporation and its in-house counsel sought the return of the memorandum but the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Perlman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- In Re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. Edwin Edwards Stephen Edwards Cecil Brown Andrew Martin Bobby JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Hewes v. LangstonMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- In Re Grand Jury SubpoenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- In re Grand Jury SubpoenaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
- Fojtasek v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2009
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