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Given that the following sentence says "If you nonetheless plan to disclose the existence or nature of the subpoena, please contact the Special Agent identified
by alias_neo 6y ago
Given that the following sentence says "If you nonetheless plan to disclose the existence or nature of the subpoena, please contact the Special Agent identified above first".
I suspect it might not. I don't know why this additional information wasn't quoted by the parent comment.
- Y_Y 6y agoAnd so, are you obligated to contact the "Special Agent" in the case the you do disclose the subpoena?
- bnj 6y agoNot a lawyer but my inference is that this language establishes that you have foreknowledge that disclosure might interfere with the investigation -- so if you ignore these requests and disclose in a way which appears to adversely impact the investigation, you won't be able to claim that you didn't know
- alias_neo 6y agoI mean, for me, the layman, my understand is that this sentence implies you are not strictly forbidden under severe penalty from disclosing, otherwise, as they have demonstrated, they're not above throwing the CAPITAL LETTERS at you.
- Vinnl 6y agoI guess I interpreted it as a more perfunctory "please", but that's probably just a knee-jerk reaction on something being sent by a lawyer. Seeing it spelled out like it is here, it does seem more logical for it not to be a strict requirement.