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Court’s Use of a Special Master to Assist EEOC in Obtaining Discovery from Defendant

E-Discovery LLC

45 in connection with a subpoena for LZ’s protected school records. Plaintiff asserted that Genesh “obtained her school records via a subpoena issued in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(4). It added: “Genesh’s clandestine service of the revised subpoena prejudiced [plaintiff] LZ in multiple ways.”

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Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge Over Wall Scam

Practice of Law

Bannon pleaded guilty to a single charge of felony scheme to defraud. One defendant was convicted and sent to prison for his part in the scam, while two others were incarcerated after pleading guilty to federal charges in 2022. While Bannon may have avoided incarceration, the felony fraud he pleaded to will remain.