UNDER SEAL v. U.S.

No. 13-4933.

755 F.3d 213 (2014)

UNDER SEAL, Petitioner-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Sujit Raman , Office of the United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Peter Dennis Ward , Law Office of Peter D. Ward, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, Office Of The United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge THACKER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.


THACKER, Circuit Judge:

During the course of a grand jury investigation, the Government subpoenaed a 19-year-old man ("Doe Jr." or "Appellee") to testify with regard to potential federal charges against his father ("Mr. Doe").1 Doe Jr. moved to quash the subpoena pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 17(c)(2), claiming that his testimony was shielded by a purported parent-child privilege...

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