United States First Circuit

An industry self-regulatory investigative agency, which cooperates with a state investigative agency, may not assert a privilege not to disclose identities of informers who provided information relating to violations of the law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/07/2005
• Published 03/07/2005

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan R. Hoffman, with whom Dale C. Kerester, Lynch, Brewer, Hoffman & Fink LLP, Peter S. Cowan, and Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, Professional Association, were on brief, for appellants., Michael J. Liston, Norman I. Barron, and Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer on brief for Association of Racing Commissioners International, amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven M. Gordon, with whom Arpiar G. Saunders, Jr., James D. Rosenberg, and Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., were on brief, for appellee.