United States Sixth Circuit

In the context of reviews of certain documents subject to a grand jury subpoena for privilege, denial of appellants' motion to "modify" grand jury subpoeanas is reversed where the district court erred in preferring the government-s proposed "taint team" to appellants' own attorneys to make initial privilege determinations with respect to documents in the third-party subpoena recipient's possession.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/13/2006
• Published 07/13/2006

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  SUTTON, Circuit Judge;  and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David M. Zinn, Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C., Kevin D. Finger, Greenberg & Traurig, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellants.  Stephen L. Hiyama, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  David M. Zinn, Craig D. Singer, Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C., Kevin D. Finger, Greenberg & Traurig, Chicago, Illinois, Deborah L. Fish, Allard & Fish, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.  Stephen L. Hiyama, Ross MacKenzie, Assistant United States Attorneys, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.