United States v. Joyce

Defendant Brian Joyce ("defendant" or "Joyce"), a former Massachusetts State Senator, has been indicted by a grand jury on 113 counts including racketeering, honest services fraud, extortion under color of official right and conspiracy to defraud the IRS.

The government moves that the Court disqualify Attorney Howard M. Cooper ("Attorney Cooper" or "Cooper") from representing Joyce in this case. It contends that Cooper is a necessary percipient witness and that his representation of Joyce poses a conflict of interest. The government also proposes the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum to…