Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit November 29, 1979, Nos. 78-2574, 78-2550 and 79-1127 (In re United States)

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Chief Judge.

These appeals raise the issue of a district court’s authority to order a telephone company to assist law enforcement agents in the tracing of telephone calls. The Supreme Court has ruled that a district court may require telephone company assistance in the case of a pen register. United States v. New York Telephone Co., 434 U.S. 159, 98 S.Ct. 364, 54 L.Ed.