In the Matter of Harout Kevork, Raffic Balian and Haig Gharakhanian. In the Matter of a Commission to Take Evidence Pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada and the U.S. Code and Federal Rules, in Conjunction With a Canadian Prosecution, Styled Harout Kevork, Raffic Balian and Haig Gharakhanian, Applicants-Appellants, and Her Majesty the Queen

788 F.2d 566 In the Matter of Harout KEVORK, Raffic Balian and Haig Gharakhanian. In the Matter of a COMMISSION TO TAKE EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO the CRIMINAL CODE OF CANADA AND the U.S. CODE AND FEDERAL RULES, in Conjunction with a Canadian Prosecution, Styled Harout Kevork, Raffic Balian and Haig Gharakhanian, Applicants-Appellants, and Her Majesty The Queen, Respondent-Appellee. No. 85-6275. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 9, 1986. Decided April 24, 1986. Michael J. Lightfoot, Talcott & Vandevelde, Los Angeles, Cal., for applicants-appellants. Robert Bonner, Robert Pallemon, Terree A. Bowers, Asst. U.S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before SCHROEDER and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and VOORHEES, * District Judge. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge. INTRODUCTION 1 Appellants Kevork, Balian, and Gharakhanian are in Canadian custody pending trial in Canadian courts for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder in Canada. They appeal from an order of the District Court of the Central District of California denying their motions to quash…