IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS

Nos. 97-1002, 97-1003.

123 F.3d 695 (1997)

In re: GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Reilly, with whom Tommasino & Tommasino and Michael G. West were on joint brief for appellants the Client and the Owner.

John P. Pucci, with whom Jeanne M. Kaiser and Fierst & Pucci were on brief for appellant Law Firm.

Andrea N. Ward, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee United States.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

The case before us is a small piece in a much larger puzzle. A federal grand jury, sitting in Massachusetts, has been investigating possible criminal activity on the part of a firm ("firm" or "client") and its owner ("owner").1 The firm was in the business of assisting inventors in promoting their discoveries and in obtaining patents. The government suspected fraud and began an investigation. During the investigation...

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