In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Issued to Gerson S. Horn. United States of America v. Gerson S. Horn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Gerson Horn, an attorney, appeals from an order holding him in contempt for refusal to comply with a subpoena duces tecum after his motion to quash the subpoena was denied. Because the subpoena issued to Horn is so sweeping that it unquestionably covers a great deal of material that is protected by the attorney-client privilege, because the subpoena contains the impermissible request that Horn provide the grand jury with a description of all documents for which the privilege is claimed and an explanation as to his reasons for claiming the privilege, and because the…
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