United States Ninth Circuit

Where the government reasonably and in good faith concludes that the target of a wiretap surveillance has adopted a new alias, it may continue to intercept such target's conversations without violating the minimization requirement of 18 U.S.C. section 2518(5).

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/05/2008
• Decided 05/27/2008
• Published 05/27/2008

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALFRED T. GOODWIN, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• G. David Haigh, Santa Ana, CA, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed a brief., Christopher Brunwin, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee and filed a brief;  George S. Cardona, United States Attorney, and Thomas P. O'Brien, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, were on the brief.