Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Subpoena for Documents in the Custody of the Bekins Storage Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 1, 1983PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harold J. Rothwax, J.
A New York County Grand Jury, investigating allegations of fraud in the making of multimillion dollar loans by officers of a major New York bank, has subpoenaed numerous documents in the files of a law firm, stored on the *174premises of Bekins Record Storage, Inc. Petitioners are two former clients of the law firm. They have moved to quash the subpoena on grounds that the documents sought are privileged from disclosure as attorney’s work product (CPLR 3101, subd [c]; CPL 240.10, subd 2); as confidential attorney-client communications (CPLR 4503, subd…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Bellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
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