IN RE UNDER SEAL

Nos. 13-4625, 13-4626.

749 F.3d 276 (2014)

In re UNDER SEAL United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lavabit, LLC.; Ladar Levison, Parties-in-Interest-Appellants. American Civil Liberties Union; American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia; Empeopled, LLC.; Electronic Frontier Foundation, Amici Supporting Appellants. In re Grand Jury Proceedings United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lavabit, LLC.; Ladar Levison, Parties-in-Interest-Appellants. American Civil Liberties Union; American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia; Empeopled, LLC.; Electronic Frontier Foundation, Amici Supporting Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ian James Samuel , New York, New York, for Appellants. Andrew Peterson , Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jesse R. Binnall , Bronley & Binnall, PLLC, Fairfax, Virginia; Marcia Hofmann , Law Office of Marcia Hofmann, San Francisco, California; David Warrington , Laurin Mills , Leclairryan, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellants. Mythili Raman , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Nathan Judish , Josh Goldfoot , Benjamin Fitzpatrick , Brandon Van Grack , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Dana J. Boente , Acting United States Attorney, Michael Ben'Ary , James L. Trump , Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. Alexander A. Abdo , Brian M. Hauss , Catherine Crump , Nathan F. Wessler , Ben Wizner , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, New York; Rebecca K. Glenberg , American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia Foundation, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, for Amici American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Virginia. Kurt Opsahl , Jennifer Lynch , Hanni Fakhoury , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, California, for Amicus Electronic Frontier Foundation. Richard M. Martinez , Mahesha P. Subbaraman , Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Amicus Empeopled, LLC.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge GREGORY joined.


AGEE, Circuit Judge:

Lavabit LLC is a limited liability company that provided email service. Ladar Levison is the company's sole and managing member.1

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