While awaiting trial, Woodruff (D) jumped bail. The government intends to seek an indictment against D on bail jumping charges. The government is seeking an order for the public defender who represented D to respond to questions regarding whether he advised D as to the time and place of the trial, and as to whether D acknowledged that he understood. D's counsel argued that the compelled disclosure violated the attorney-client privilege. The court granted P's motion on the grounds that communications between D and his counsel as to the trial date did not involve the subject matter of D's legal problem and were thus not protected by the attorney-client privilege.

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