In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (Doe)
District Court, D. Rhode Island
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
Before the court is a motion to compel an immunized grand jury witness, John Doe, Esq., to answer several questions propounded to him by the United States government. The witness has refused to answer the questions, claiming that various provisions of the federal Constitution, as well as the attorney-client privilege, shield him from having to do so. Having previously determined that Doe’s constitutional objections lack merit, the sole issue remaining is whether the attorney-client privilege may properly be invoked by Doe on his client’s…
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