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United States v. Gary Ermoian

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 28, 2013No. 11-10124, 11-10388PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether an FBI investigation qualifies as an “official proceeding” under a federal statute criminalizing obstruction of justice.

I

A

The facts of this case read like an episode of the fictional television drama Sons of Anarchy. 1 Sometime in 2006, the Central Valley Gang Impact Task Force (“CVGIT”) — a United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”)-funded group tasked with coordinating local law enforcement efforts to eliminate gang-related crimes in California’s Central Valley — learned that the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was attempting to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Arthur Andersen LLP v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. United States v. Richard Virgil Bibbero, Jr., United States of America v. James Paul MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Hector GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. Nicholas YoungCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  2. Fischer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2024
  3. United States v. Joseph FischerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2023
  4. United States v. Patrick SutherlandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  5. Fischer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2024

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