United States v. David R. Benjamin Philip C. Bourdette Miriam R. Bourdette Cecilia Jason Dederich Dan L. Garrett, Jr. Elizabeth Missakian Sybil Schiff Steven Simon Dan Sorkin, Defendants- United States of America v. David R. Benjamin, Philip C. Bourdette, Miriam R. Bourdette, Cecilia Jason Dederich Dan L. Garrett, Jr. Elizabeth Missakian Steven Simon, Dan Sorkin

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879 F.2d 676·1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 10160
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 14, 198986-1337California424 words

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879 F.2d 676 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David R. BENJAMIN; Philip C. Bourdette; Miriam R. Bourdette; Cecilia Jason Dederich; Dan L. Garrett, Jr.; Elizabeth Missakian; Sybil Schiff; Steven Simon; Dan Sorkin, Defendants- Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David R. BENJAMIN, Philip C. Bourdette, Miriam R. Bourdette, Cecilia Jason Dederich; Dan L. Garrett, Jr.; Elizabeth Missakian; Steven Simon, Dan Sorkin, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 86-1337, 86-1388. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 14, 1989. On Remand from the United States Supreme Court. Before CANBY, REINHARDT and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 This appeal is the result of a Justice Department investigation of the Synanon Church. Nine codefendants are charged in a twenty-two count indictment with conspiracy, concealment of material facts, obstruction of justice and perjury. In United States v. Benjamin, 812 F.2d 548 (9th Cir.1987) (Benjamin I ), we held that all nine defendants were entitled to an interlocutory appeal from the district court's denial of their motion to dismiss the indictment for violation of a rule prohibiting disclosure of matter before a grand…

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