A DEA administrative subpoena to a doctor\u2019s office was overbroad where it sought all patient records for 41 patients. The doctor\u2019s objection is sustained. The subpoena needs to be narrower in scope to match that of the investigation. United States v. Wilson, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210318 (D.N.M. Nov. 21, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defendant\u2019s acquiring a pill making machine that was moved from place to place wasn\u2019t enough to show probable cause for his house. They had no information at all that defendant made pills at his house. The affidavit was thus so lacking in probable cause that the good faith exception did not apply. United States v. Dauphinais, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209876 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 18, 2022).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Magistrate Judge had a substantial basis here for finding probable cause. The search warrant application provided a detailed description of the cooperating witness’s personal experience purchasing methamphetamine at the Home. [citing Gates]\u201d United States v. Laury, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 32025 (3d Cir. Nov. 21, 2022).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A DEA administrative subpoena to a doctor\u2019s office was overbroad where it sought all patient records for 41 patients. The doctor\u2019s objection is sustained. The subpoena needs to be narrower in scope to match that of the investigation. United States … Continue reading