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In reply to the discussion: Let's talk about Glenn Greenwald [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)159 F. Supp. 2d 1116; 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13001
"Plaintiff moved to compel disclosure of these tapes, arguing that this conduct was unethical and therefore vitiated any attorney work-product privilege that may have attached to these recordings, and sought a protective order prohibiting any further recordings. The magistrate judge granted both motions, finding defense counsel's conduct unethical under two separate rules: Local Rule 83.58.4(a)(4), prohibiting "dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;" and Local Rule 83.54.4, stating "a lawyer shall not
use methods of obtaining evidence that violate the legal rights of [another] person."
That would be Anderson v. Hale, in which Mr. Greenwald was found to have tapped a witness for Mr. Hale. Naughty, naughty....