Legal Opinion

United States v. Ensign

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 5, 2007No. 06-10447, 06-10457PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:

Patricia Ann Ensign appeals from her conviction on four counts of willful failure to file tax returns, and Oscar Stilley seeks review of the district court’s refusal to allow him to proceed pro hac vice as Ensign’s attorney. We determine that the district court acted within its discretion in declining to allow Stilley to represent Ensign pro hac vice and that Stilley lacks standing to appeal the district court’s orders.

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Ensign, along with eight other individuals, was charged in a 27-count indictment with one count of conspiring to defraud the government for the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Wheat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. United States v. Gonzalez-LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Morris v. SlappySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. Rivera-CoronaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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  3. Bundy v. United States District Court for the District of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  5. Keach v. County of SchenectadyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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