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Court’s In Camera Examination of Attorney Leads to Crime-Fraud Exception Finding
4 Apr 2014, 8:00 am by Todd Presnell
Zolin, 491 U.S. 554 (1989), governs whether a court may conduct an in camera witness examination to determine the crime–fraud exception’s application. [read post]
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Court’s In Camera Examination of Attorney Leads to Crime-Fraud Exception Finding
4 Apr 2014, 8:00 am by Todd Presnell
Zolin, 491 U.S. 554 (1989), governs whether a court may conduct an in camera witness examination to determine the crime–fraud exception’s application. [read post]
Presnell on Privileges - http://presnellonprivileges.com/
In context of Grand Jury investigation, District Court followed and correctly applied proper standard to determine whether and how to conduct in camera examination of grand jury target’s former attorney to consider whether attorney’s testimony before grand jury could be compelled under the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege, and did not abuse its discretion in concluding that there was sufficient evidence for the crime-fraud exception to apply.
7 Mar 2014, 7:53 am
The Third Circuit held, first, that the District Court applied the proper standard to determine whether to conduct an in camera examination, based on the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. [read post]
Third Circuit Blog - http://circuit3.blogspot.com/