In Re Grand Jury Proceedings

62 F.3d 1175 76 A.F.T.R.2d 95 -5948, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6254 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10 ,653 In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS, Petition for Disclosure of Grand Jury Materials, George P. BALLAS; Ann T. Ballas; Samuel H. Booker; Sara C. Booker; Robert J. David; Donald Housman; Frank Poorman; Margaret W. Poorman, Petitioners-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-56565. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 2, 1995. Decided Aug. 8, 1995. Maurice A. Leiter, Arnold & Porter, Los Angeles, CA, and K. Peter Schmidt, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, for petitioners-appellants. Robert E. Lindsay and William A. Whitledge, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 * OVERVIEW 2 George P. and Ann Ballas, Samuel H. and Sara C. Booker, Robert J. David, Donald Housman, and Frank and Margaret W. Poorman ("taxpayers") appeal the district court's order denying their petition for disclosure under Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(e) of grand jury…