Lawmaster v. United States

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant John Lawmaster appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to unseal an affidavit supporting a search warrant that was executed on his residence. The search proved fruitless, and appellant now seeks to discover the identity of the informant who provided the information used to obtain the search warrant.

I

Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) obtained and executed a search warrant for appellant’s home, based on allegations from an informant that appellant was in possession of an illegal firearm. After searching appellant’s house, the…