Legal Opinion
In Re Application for Pen Register & Trap/Trace Device With Cell Site Location Authority
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 14, 2005No. H-05-557MPublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHEN WM. SMITH, United States Magistrate Judge.
As part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the government seeks a court order compelling a cell phone company to disclose records of a customer’s cell phone use. Among the records sought is “cell site data,” which reveals the user’s physical location while the phone is turned on. By order dated September 2, 2005, the court granted the application in large part, authorizing the continued use of a pen register/trap and trace device and disclosure of certain customer records including historical cell site data. However, the order denied…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. KaroSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. KnottsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. WiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by73 opinions
- American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Commonwealth v. AugustineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- State v. EarlsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2013
- In Re the United States for an Order Authorizing the Use of a Pen Register & a Trap & Trace DeviceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2005
- Shawn Alvin Tracey v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
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