United States v. Williams
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Orrick, J.
ORDER ON MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS MOBILE WARRANT, AND JUNE 4, 2012 EXIGENT REQUEST
Re: Dkt. Nos. 570, 583, 588
INTRODUCTION
Defendant Antonio Gilton (“A. Gilton”) moves to suppress all cell phone data un *849 lawfully obtained under a warrant issued to his cell phone provider, Sprint, on June 6, 2012. Defendant Barry Gilton (“B. Gil-ton”) moves to suppress all cell phone data unlawfully obtained pursuant to an exigent request to his cell phone provider, T-Mobile, on June 4, 2012, as well as all cell phone data unlawfully obtained under a warrant issued to T-Mobile on June 6, 2012. For the reasons discussed below, A. Gilton’s motion to suppress is GRANTED, and B. Gilton’s two motions to suppress are DENIED.
BACKGROUND
On June 6, 2012, a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco issued a warrant to Sprint for the seizure of cell phone records for the number 424-202-7921 (the “Sprint warrant”). The warrant identifies three categories of information for seizure: (1) subscriber and billing information; (2) all incoming and outgoing calls and texts from May 1, 2012 to June 6, 2012; and (3) cell site location information (“CSLI”).