Legal Opinion
In Re United States Department of Homeland Security
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2006No. 06-20330PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The United States Department of Homeland Security (“Petitioner”) petitions this Court to issue a writ of mandamus to correct a discovery order by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Petitioner claims the district court erred by compelling disclosure of documents protected by the law enforcement privilege. We conclude that the district court erred in declaring that no law enforcement privilege exists (beyond protecting confidential informant identity). We remand the case to the district court for an in camera review of…
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