Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Investigation William H. Pflaumer & Sons, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 14, 1971No. Misc. No. 71-157PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I
This case involves a motion for a protective order in connection with a federal grand jury subpoena. It raises important and difficult questions of: (1) the extent to which the United States Attorney may disclose material subpoenaed before the grand jury to personnel of other government agencies assisting in .the investigation without violating the secrecy of the grand jury, and (2) the extent to which Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(e), upon which the government relies for authority to disclose, comes to grips with the realities of the grand jury investigative…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Posey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Robert Hawthorne, Inc. v. Director of Internal RevenueDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- United States v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Petition to Inspect and Copy Grand Jury Materials. Appeal of Honorable Alcee L. HastingsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- In Re Grand Jury Investigation No. 78-184. Sells, Inc., Peter A. Sells, Fred R. Witte v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. John H. Thomas and Jon-T Farms, Inc., a Corporation, United States of America v. John H. Thomas, Also Known as J. H. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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