Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Witnesses Before the Special March 1980 Grand Jury. Appeal of United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 1984No. 18-2844PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we consider the application of the attorney-client privilege to a grand jury’s subpoena of information about a known client’s fees. The district court found that the subpoenaed fee information was privileged because it might tend to incriminate the client. We conclude that the attorney-client privilege does not protect all of the subpoenaed materials, and we therefore reverse the judgment of the district court.
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In 1982 a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Illinois served subpoenas duces tecum on three attorneys: John J. Jiganti, George…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jeffers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Baird v. KoernerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- In Re Special September 1978 Grand Jury (Ii). Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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- In Re Grand Jury Matters, Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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