Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena No. 11116275
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 23, 2012No. Misc. No. 2011-0527PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is a Motion to Intervene and to Quash [1] filed by the individual who utilizes the Twitter.com username [redacted] and the pseudonym [redacted] (hereinafter “Mr. X”). 1 Mr. X seeks to quash a subpoena issued against Twitter by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for records pertaining to his identity. Upon consideration of the motion, the government’s opposition, and the individual’s reply, the Court will grant the motion to intervene and deny the motion to quash.
I. BACKGROUND
This matter arises out of Mr. X’s…
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