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Court-Authorized Disclosure of Intercepted
Communications in
Civil Litigation
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The use and/or disclosure in connection with civil litigation
of wire, oral,
or electronic communications intercepted pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 2510, et
seq. is governed by 18 U.S.C. § 2517. In general, a court
order is
required prior to the use of such information in civil proceedings,
or the
disclosure of such information in preparation for the filing of a
civil action
or in connection with the ensuing proceedings. See this Manual at 34 for factors attorneys
should consider
prior to disclosure.
[cited in USAM 9-7.250] | |