# Justice Manual § 9-7.400: Defendant Motion or Discovery Request for Disclosure of Defendant Overhearings and Attorney Overhearings

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.400

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-7.400
- **Heading:** Defendant Motion or Discovery Request for Disclosure of Defendant Overhearings and Attorney Overhearings
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-7.000 - Electronic Surveillance / Justice Manual § 9-7.400

## Text

In response to a defendant's motion or discovery request alleging unlawful electronic surveillance of the defendant, the government should ask the court to require the defendant to provide descriptive biographical data and a specific time period within which the alleged surveillance was conducted, in order to assist government agencies in making an accurate and expeditious identification of any surveillance activity. It is important to keep in mind that it is the province of either the court or the defendant to establish the parameters of the time period to be searched. If the government is unsuccessful in persuading either the defendant or the court to limit the time period of the search, the search conducted will encompass the time frame from the date of the motion or order to as far back as records exist. This is a very costly and time-consuming process, which should be avoided, if possible, by procuring a narrow time limit for the search.

[updated April 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-7.010 Introduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.010.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.100 Authorization of Applications for Wire, Oral, and Electronic Interception Orders—Overview and History of Legislation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.110 Format for the Authorization Request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.110.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.111 Roving Interception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.111.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.112 Emergency Interception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.112.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.200 Video Surveillance—Closed Circuit Television—Department of Justice Approval Required When There Is A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.250 Use and Unsealing of Title III Affidavits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.250.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.301 Consensual Monitoring—General Use](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.301.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.302 Consensual Monitoring—Procedures for Lawful, Warrantless Monitoring of Oral Communications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.302.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.400 Defendant Motion or Discovery Request for Disclosure of Defendant Overhearings and Attorney Overhearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.400.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-7.500 Prior Consultation with the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division (CCIPS) for Applications for Pen Register and Trap and Trace Orders Capable of Collecting Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-7.500.md)

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