United States v. Frank Agrama

1 2 O 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Case No. CV 19-09204 DDP (JCx) ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT’S MOTION v. ) FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING ) FRANK AGRAMA, ) ) [Dkt 18, 23] Respondent. ) ___________________________ ) 16 Presently before the court is Respondent Frank Agrama’s Motion for Evidentiary Hearing. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the court denies the motion for evidentiary hearing and adopts the following Order. I. Background2 In 2006, an Italian prosecutor sought, pursuant to a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (“MLAT”) between Italy and the United States, U.S. government assistance with an Italian 25 26 1 Although not styled as a motion to quash, Agrama also asks that this Court quash the IRS summons that the agency has 27 petitioned the court to enforce. 28 2 The facts recited here are drawn from the filings in this investigation of Respondent Frank Agrama…