Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Under Seal Under Seal 2 v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1999No. 98-4841PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LITTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge HAMILTON joined.
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals a decision by the federal district court to quash a subpoena in an ongoing criminal investigation on the ground that the sole purpose of the subpoena was to obtain discovery for a parallel civil qui tam proceeding. Because the district court’s findings as to the purpose of the subpoena were not clearly erroneous, we affirm.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. ShareefCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces TecumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Steven Eugene Smith, Randy Ray SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Bookhardt, RonnieCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Timothy DequasieCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- In Re Grand Jury, John Doe No. g.j.2005-2. United States of America v. Under SealCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Gregory McNeill United States of America v. Gregory McNeillCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
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