Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Subpoenas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 13, 1997No. Nos. 97-1002, 97-1003PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
The case before us is a small piece in a much larger puzzle. A federal grand jury, sitting in Massachusetts, has been investigating possible criminal activity on the part of a firm (“firm” or “client”) and its owner (“owner”).1 The firm was in the business of assisting inventors in promoting their discoveries and in obtaining patents. The government suspected fraud and began an investigation. During the investigation, a search warrant was executed at the business offices of the client. As a result of some of the materials seized during this search, the government…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Perlman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Icicle Seafoods, Inc. v. WorthingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of Fmc Corporation, Douglas E. Kliever and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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- In Re Grand Jury SubpoenaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
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