A Houston attorney caught up in a judicial scandal over her relationship with a prominent ex-bankruptcy judge has asked a court to stop a government subpoena seeking her personal bank records as part of a probe.
The Justice Department’s bankruptcy monitor, the US Trustee, subpoenaed Zions Bancorp NA for financial records of former Jackson Walker LLP partner Elizabeth Freeman. But the subpoena should be quashed because the information it seeks is only “peripheral” to its investigation into the firm’s role in allegedly concealing the relationship, Freeman told the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday.
The ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
Learn About Bloomberg Law
AI-powered legal analytics, workflow tools and premium legal & business news.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools.