IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENA

No. 18-1464.

909 F.3d 26 (2018)

IN RE: GRAND JURY SUBPOENA.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F.X. Kelly , Assistant Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, with whom Peter F. Kilmartin , Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, and Sean Lyness , Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, were on brief, for petitioner.

Donald C. Lockhart , with whom Stephen G. Dambruch , United States Attorney, Providence, RI, was on brief, for respondent.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Kayatta and Barron, Circuit Judges.


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