California Court of Appeal

Plaintiff-bank is not required to produce its Internal Suspicious Activity Reports (ISAR) where the reports are generated as part of its procedure for preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR), which are privileged under federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/17/2005
• Published 06/17/2005

Judges

• McGUINESS, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nixon Peabody LLP, Paul J. Hall, Eric K. Larson and James D. Griffioen, San Francisco, for Petitioner., Ernest C. Barrett, III and Manpreet Singh, Washington, DC, for Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller, John J. Bartko and Christopher J. Hunt, San Francisco, for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.