United States v. Emile Fort, AKA Twin Edgar Diaz, AKA Hook Robert Calloway, AKA Papa, United States of America v. Emile Fort, AKA Twin Edgar Diaz, AKA Hook

472 F.3d 1106 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Emile FORT, aka Twin; Edgar Diaz, aka Hook; Robert Calloway, aka Papa, Defendants-Appellees. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emile Fort, aka Twin; Edgar Diaz, aka Hook, Defendants-Appellants. No. 06-10473. No. 06-10478. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 19, 2006. Filed January 8, 2007. Erika R. Frick, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Michael Satris, Law Offices of Michael Satris, Bolinas, CA; and Martha Boersch and John D. Cline, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; William H. Alsup, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CR-05-00167-WHA, CR-05-00167-WHA. Before GRABER, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. GRABER, Circuit Judge. 1 The federal criminal prosecution of Defendants Emile Fort, Edgar Diaz, and Robert Calloway for racketeering and various predicate crimes is pending trial. Defendants are alleged to be members of the "Down Below Gang," a San Francisco-based street gang…