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Victim Privacy Concerns in Federal Subpoena Procedures Highlighted by 2007 Case and Advisory Committee Proposal

Date
November 11, 2025
Source
House Oversight
Reference
House Oversight #017666
Pages
2
Persons
3

Summary

The passage discusses procedural flaws in how victim-sensitive records can be subpoenaed without notice, citing a specific 2007 federal case and an email from then‑U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein. While Defense counsel used Fed. R. Crim. P. 17(c) to obtain a victim's VA medical records ex parte and und Victim and prosecutor were unaware of the subpoena until counsel warned of potential harm. Current

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