In Re: Grand Jury Testimony: Matthew Duran v. United States

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 19 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: GRAND JURY TESTIMONY. No. 12-35774

D.C. No. 12-GJ-00149

MATTHEW DURAN,

Witness - Appellant, MEMORANDUM*

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Richard A. Jones, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 15, 2012**

Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Matthew D. Duran appeals the district court’s September 13, 2012 order

holding him in civil contempt and ordering confinement under 28 U.S.C. § 1826.

We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 1826(b),

and we affirm.

We review the district court’s denial of the motion to quash a grand jury

subpoena for abuse of discretion.…