Kailing

United States v. Kailing

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102 F. App'x 615
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 24, 2004Nos. 03-10542, 03-10543, 03-10545, 03-10546; D.C. No. CR-02-00133-SOMCalifornia289 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

ORDER *

The appellants challenge the district court’s denial of their motions to dismiss count I of the indictment, which alleges that they conspired to defraud the government in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 . The district court’s orders denying these motions to dismiss are not final orders appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . See Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United, States, 489 U.S. 794, 798 , 109 S.Ct. 1494 , 103 L.Ed.2d 879 (1989). In addition, the collateral order doctrine is not applicable because the appellants have not asserted a “right not to be tried” that is “effectively unreviewable” on appeal. See United States v. Butterworth, 693 F.2d 99, 101 (9th Cir.1982); see also United States v. Ambort, 193 F.3d 1169, 1171 (10th Cir. 1999).

Contrary to the appellants’ contentions, United States v. P.H.E., Inc., 965 F.2d 848 (10th Cir.1992), is inapposite. In P.H.E., Inc., appellants presented substantial evidence that prosecutors acted in a retaliatory manner; in fact the prosecutors admitted that they would agree to a plea agreement only if the appellants ceased distributing material that the prosecutors knew was subject to First Amendment protection. Id. at 851 . In contrast, in…

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