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VINGELLI v. U.S., DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

No. 981, Docket 92-6285.

992 F.2d 449 (1993)

Michael J. VINGELLI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, (DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY), Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Vingelli, pro se.

Gary G. Shattuck, Asst. U.S. Atty., Rutland, VT (Charles A. Caruso, U.S. Atty., David V. Kirby, Chief, Crim. Div., D. of Vt., of counsel), for respondent-appellee.

Before FEINBERG, CARDAMONE, and PRATT, Circuit Judges.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal revisits a recurring question: Does the power of a grand jury to compel the production of every person's testimony override the attorney-client privilege to the extent that when the person summoned is a lawyer asked for his client's identity and for fee information, here benefactor payments, he must answer? In attempting to build a case against a target of the grand jury's investigation, the prosecution has turned to defense counsel...

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