United States Ninth Circuit
US v. Fort, 06-10473, 06-10478
In a matter arising from the federal criminal prosecution of defendants, alleged members of a San Francisco-based street gang, for racketeering and various predicate crimes, an order ruling that police reports created by San Francisco police officers prior to the federal prosecution were discoverable is vacated where the documents in dispute are not discoverable because they are covered by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a)(2) whether prepared by federal, state, or local officials.
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/19/2006
- Decided 01/08/2007
- Published 01/08/2007
Judges
- GRABER, Circuit Judge., Before GRABER, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Erika R. Frick, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee., Michael Satris, Law Offices of Michael Satris, Bolinas, CA; and Martha Boersch and John D. Cline, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.