Legal Opinion
Daniel J. Edwards v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 1994No. 93-3941PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Daniel Edwards, seeks to compel the Department of Justice to produce certain “Nightstalker” 1 surveillance reports allegedly compiled when the Illinois State Police and the FBI were investigating Edwards. Edwards argues the information is vital to his state post-conviction hearing. The district court granted the Department’s motion to dismiss the state court show cause order proceeding and to quash the state court subpoenas because the state court did not have jurisdiction to enforce the subpoenas. The district court held the demand for the…
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