United States v. Mitchell Posin, and Willie Dawson

996 F.2d 1229 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mitchell POSIN, Defendant-Appellant, and Willie Dawson, Defendant. No. 92-15188. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 17, 1993. * Decided June 29, 1993. 1 Before: NORRIS and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Mitchell Posin, an attorney, appeals the denial of his motion to quash a grand jury subpoena to testify regarding whether he informed his client, Willie Dawson, of the sentencing date. Dawson, after pleading guilty to a crime, had failed to appear at sentencing. 4 Posin first argues that disclosure of whether he informed his client of the sentencing date would violate the attorney-client privilege. 1 "The attorney-client privilege protects confidential information disclosed by a client to an attorney in order to obtain legal assistance." United States v. Gray, 876 F.2d 1411, 1415 (9th Cir.1989),…