Fabricant

United States v. Fabricant

Good Law
247 F. App'x 930
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 10, 2007Nos. 05-50479, 05-50711, 06-50537California239 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

1. Because the district court’s commitment order was unambiguous, there was no clear error in denying defendant’s request for clarification.

2. Defendant has offered no evidence that the investigator failed to comply with the district court’s order. There was no clear error in denying defendant’s request to enforce that order.

3. Because defendant has offered no evidence that government agents seized items not specified in the warrant, there was no clear error in denying his request for a protective order.

4. Defendant isn’t entitled to compel his co-defendant’s former counsel to disclose information. The district court’s denial of his request to do so was not clear error.

5. Because the government was “responsible for [the] collection” of the special assessment, 18 U.S.C. § 3612 (c), it had “a legitimate reason to retain” the $800 seized from defendant’s home. United States v. Martinson, 809 F.2d 1364, 1369 (9th Cir.1987). The government returned the remaining funds and defendant has offered no evidence that the bills were antiques or collectors’ items. There was no clear error in denying defendant’s request to order the government to return the bills.

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