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In Re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided September 8, 2015No. 15-1555PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is the target of an ongoing grand jury investigation into an alleged scheme to defraud investors regarding the salvaging of a sunken vessel. The district court granted the government’s motion to compel the production of documents from appellant’s attorneys in connection with the grand jury investigation and granted the government’s motion for a judicial determination that the crime-fraud exception applied to materials seized from appellant’s home. The district court rejected appellant’s claim of attorney-client privilege, holding that the crime-fraud exception…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. United States v. ZolinSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Perlman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  4. Florida Department of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870

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