United States DC Circuit

A federally-funded legal service corporation's ethical obligations do not prevent the Inspector General from compelling production of client names associated with problems related to client billing codes.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/10/2001
• Decided 05/25/2001
• Published 05/25/2001

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carl W. Riehl argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was John S. Kiernan., Laura K. Abel, David S. Udell, and Philip G. Gallagher were on the brief for amici curiae New York State Bar Association, et al., in support of appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael S. Raab, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney.