No. 13-01 - Merger of Federal Defender Computer Systems with AO

Whether the federal defender staff lawyers’ obligations to preserve client confidences and other confidential, privileged materials pursuant to Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.6 is violated when a third party, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO), takes over and manages the technology systems of the federal defender office, including specifically federal defender e-mail, case management programs, and statistical systems, that contain confidential and privileged information.