Legal Opinion
Robert L. Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency v. American Commerce National Bank, Anaheim, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1992No. 91-56327PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the efforts of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) to investigate the banking practices of American Commerce National Bank (“ACNB” or “Bank”). ACNB appeals the order of the district court requiring it to turn over certain unredacted attorney billing statements to the OCC. The district court concluded that the information fell within the crime/fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege. We affirm, but on the ground that the attorney-client privilege does not protect the attorney billing statements from disclosure.
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