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New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro is facing pressure from the New Orleans City Council and a Civil District Court judge to hand over details about the office's case work as well as copies of so-called "fake subpoenas"*at the center of a news investigation and lawsuit.

Following a contentious budget hearing in September, members of the New Orleans City Council*issued a formal call*to Cannizzaro's office for specific data sets on the number of cases accepted by the office, as well as conviction rates, juvenile offenders transferred into the city's Criminal Court, and details about material witness warrants and subpoenas.

City Council President Jason Williams and District A Councilmember Susan Guidry ? who chairs the Council's Criminal Justice Committee ? sent a letter Oct. 23 telling Cannizzaro "increased data collection and sharing will represent a good faith effort toward more efficient and effective administration of the law as well as fiscally sound budget allocations."
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