IN RE U.S.

Magistrate No. H-06-356M.

441 F.Supp.2d 816 (2006)

In the Matter of the Application of the UNITED STATES of America for an Order Authorizing (1) Installation and Use of a Pen Register and Trap and Trace Device or Process, (2) Access to Customer Records, and (3) Cell Phone Tracking.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

July 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Stabe, U.S. Attorneys Office, Houston, TX, for United States of America.


OPINION

SMITH, United States Magistrate Judge.

This opinion addresses two significant issues concerning law enforcement access to certain dialing and signaling information in the hands of telephone companies under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ("ECPA"). The first is whether the Government may obtain "post-cut-through dialed digits" containing communication contents under the authority of the Pen/ Trap Statute.1

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