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Parties Involved:
Rufus Rodgers
Defendant
Rufus Rogers
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES,

Plaintiff,

 v.

RUFUS RODGERS, JR. a/k/a/ 

RUFUS ROGERS, JR.

Defendant. /

No. CR 08-00716 SI

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S

APPLICATIONS FOR SUBPOENAS

On March 23, 2009, defendant filed applications for three subpoenas pursuant to Federal Rules

of Criminal Procedure 17(b) and (c). Defendant also submitted ex parte declarations in support of the

applications. The Court is inclined to grant the two applications that seek records, but is not inclined

to allow defendant to file these applications under seal or ex parte. The Court recognizes that criminal

defendants may file 17(c) applications under seal in order to avoid revealing the theory of their defense,

but it appears to the Court that no theory would be revealed if the government were to read defendant’s

applications. Nonetheless, the Court will grant defendant an opportunity to explain his need for filing

the applications ex parte. Defendant shall file an ex parte letter brief by March 27, 2009. In the

alternative, defendant may simply file his applications and accompanying declarations on the public

docket.

The third application refers to a different type of information. The Court is more inclined to

allow defendant to file this application under seal and ex parte, but defendant has given the Court no

information about the individual to whom the subpoena applies and why the information requested

fulfills the requirements of Rule 17(c). Defendant shall file an ex parte letter brief by March 27, 2009

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and shall provide the Court with enough information to determine whether the subpoena is warranted

and whether the application may be filed under seal and ex parte. In the alternative, defendant may

file this letter brief on the public docket.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 24, 2009 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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