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STERN v. U.S. DIST. COURT FOR DIST. OF MASS.

No. 99-1839.

214 F.3d 4 (2000)

Donald K. STERN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 12, 2000.

Order Denying Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing June 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, with whom David S. Mackey and Roberta T. Brown, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief, for appellant.

Gael Mahony, with whom E. Randolph Tucker, Michael D. Vhay, Matthew S. Axelrod, and Hill & Barlow were on brief, for the federal appellees.

David Rossman for appellee Daniel C. Crane (Massachusetts Bar Counsel).

Charles W. Rankin, Rankin & Sultan, and Martin W. Healy on brief for Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, and Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amici curiae.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Order Denying Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc June 22, 2000.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal tests the limits of a federal district court's authority to promulgate local rules. The court below upheld a rule constraining the issuance of subpoenas seeking client-related information from lawyers in criminal cases. Because we find that the rule falls outside the permissible scope of local rulemaking authority, we reverse.

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