U.S. v. APPLE MACPRO COMPUTER

No. 15-3537.

851 F.3d 238 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America v. APPLE MACPRO COMPUTER, Apple Mac Mini Computer, Apple i Phone 6 Plus, Ellular Telephone Western Digital My Book For Mac External Hard Drive, Western Digital My Book Velociraptor Duo External Hard Drive. *John Doe, Appellant. *(Pursuant to Rule 12(a), Fed. R. App. P.)

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: March 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Donoghue [ARGUED], Brett G. Sweitzer, Leigh M. Skipper, Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 540 West Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Defendant-Appellant.

Christopher C. Walsh, Adam Schwartz, Mark Rumold [ARGUED], Andrew Crocker, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, Counsel for Amicus Curiae.

Leslie Caldwell, Nathan Judish [ARGUED], Bernadette McKeon, Michelle Rotella, Office of the United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: JORDAN, VANASKIE, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

This appeal concerns the Government's ability to compel the decryption of digital devices when the Government seizes those devices pursuant to a valid search warrant. The District Court found Appellant John Doe in civil contempt for refusing to comply with an order issued pursuant to the All Writs Act,...

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