MARIA E. STRATTON

Federal Public Defender

CARLTON F. GUNN

Chief Deputy Federal Public Defender

EVAN A. JENNESS

Deputy Federal Public Defender

Suite 1503, United States Courthouse

312 North Spring Street

Los Angeles, California 90012-4758

Telephone (213) 894-7336

Attorneys for Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA



WESTERN DIVISION







UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,



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NO. CR xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES OF xxxxxxxxxx RE: IMPROPRIETY OF PROSECUTION'S REPEATED UNDER SEAL FILINGS



Defendant xxxxxxxxxxxxx, through his attorneys of record, Deputy Federal Public Defenders Evan A. Jenness and Carlton F. Gunn, hereby files its memorandum of points and authorities re: impropriety of prosecution's repeated under seal filings.

This is based on the accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities, all of the files and records in this case, and such further evidence and argument as may be adduced at any hearing on this motion.

Respectfully submitted,




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INTRODUCTION

On no less than three separate recent occasions, (1) the prosecution has filed documents under seal and in camera in this case. While the defense obviously has no ability to evaluate the propriety of these particular filings, the defense is seriously concerned about this pervasive litigation which is being concealed from the accuseds. Such litigation runs counter to the most fundamental principles of our criminal justice system, and poses a serious threat to the fair trial and other rights of those accused of crimes. With respect to the instant filings, Patrick xxxxxxxx seeks the disclosure of the material submitted under seal and in camera, subject to whatever reasonable protective order(s) the Court may deem proper.

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ARGUMENT

It is well-established that ex parte communications are an "extraordinary deviation from the customary safeguards provided by the Confrontation Clause and the adversary system," (2) and are "clearly at odds with the principles of the open, adversarial system of justice guaranteed by our Constitution" (3). The prosecution's repeated attempts to litigate behind closed doors strikes at the heart of the fundamental constitutional due process confrontation and fair trial rights of Patrick xxxxxxxx must not be condoned.

Ironically, the offensive nature of under seal filings to fundamental constitutional principles has been argued the prosecution itself when faced with a private party's submission of materials under seal. In Northrop Corp. v. United States, Nos. CA 90-70062 (9th Cir.) & CR 89-303(A)-PAR (see Exhibit "A" attached), The prosecution itself has argued that under seal filings are "antithetical to the adversarial process and appear[] to . . . attempt to influence the court's decision without giving the government an opportunity to respond to the factual allegations raised." In advancing this position, the prosecution quoted (now Ninth Circuit) Judge Pamela Rymer's sage opinion in In re Intermagnetics America, Inc., 101 B.R. 191, 192 (C.D. Cal. 1989): "ex parte proceedings pose a threat to the adversary system . . . . ex parte contacts with the court pose ethical problems for both the bench and the bar." (copy attached). (4) In asking the Ninth Circuit to strike or unseal materials filed under گ?܃ )7G;F&a14Fu>>6~7DGmXIg\x`<7҈&:ʙ:@LgtGqB%(?>6~7DGmXIg\x`%xݧ20Ƀ% EpeVQiq G(<=* Ö[ CqeyVkj9l`_FXpxAl 8 17m8MY( R+yko+6!ȕ5F J`zQ[ol >9ʏ )G0Bz[fyEqwGК,΅7<0LƒqJRzQamÓ=+:/Jw _lx`m>ĩ2-ɂv[[ffHAe%=7&-F;&Qt*Z%.xǎsq4|XOZpoVd mŤ6-;vYDgUz[lhB$ ?=8ߘ3MXNrzOA*`.x!0B.SlDmdA|(,΅06#[` D[}b8 "ԓ+)spn) H8QidwG-פ!5hL;e zh4e+-Mɓ9_}S{KQk(Eҳ,܃ )7GwFR|~Zk?I˹ !+?Z[fHpQh( !ճ<4ɖ3GBz5QPlwB9;4y@? NfYf$s`?Kۤx…67%Lgr[YvnQ%mƵ,0s?ZEr H|Z*l%x <ؙ9GXFu5 Jdp$U#+YɂvM{NaK~ p( ԓ0ϓ06#[aJNykQ%8+Ό+.QSlVDOeT4u\G[(#8e=6zTc?B$?=ԓ6.vXF}R|g a(x˕'y4LfBYqd?j9Ǹx-{ Nv Rlk`B +֠70ˌ:HFgwKHPzv"x01JÅ:u!dNpnVB׽+m˹ ޘ:7v]ĕ4Nz~P%9\ݥxqs"]FdXe@mq ,6ғ5y\Y DgvU[yc>,ɓ<5\ؕvNgY5ePb>G-o*&H,r'y(oA(?ܯby7$EEqF:Fk%^#G dɈ"NwgU[*a#z!-&6vg[l" Ĩ,;'<؁3JYu|@ni s14eZܑ8T (Oe*a.'9Ş=ŏ2-?F4ONyo L ֵ1:|&H8r[ 5wXdKx´<-έ/ Gxb[W~v m7%<]ĕ?XXuE9bw>ȓ!Ք>T\Yޟy NtTf,ֲ+y75FX} _l'm! 5 yʌ#[XXmaSvc)hyF$ NwH5oP j?(ԉ00&EɃ8 Cxo\d%:<=3HNpDf6]gL&,ŷoYdƱmyșyZ [*:U]*c m-nj1L[f IaZ*vB?(*y4LDf5YVh'<25@–9J`UzK}\ j8 ǩ=<4&L` Ysyq !Ǔ=:2vD_}f6@[ol %x <؟$ }eLGll $x6*Hމv dNzi}5˹ Y:9G߄} _S{*\b 9Ǔ90'?H vY5T*u, xܴ!-ΐ&H(ef6?zvq?G0BxE/(eGK(+օ'?#E4 IUan *s[֍RT#jK CE)n$gpEmTꐃh$r&eWOT*ɛ\."+6Ҟ24Ev^fUpKDB\׎W&  ggEU:8^>ȓ n0F_9PlIw /6=͜vy Ixv/YPn9M#dÒ^S#h [uR5?Sp@k9Jި4ڌ6#[ŕf6N+XaJ,m w*=juWL+ z%1Zzܯ't:PB W`Yo;!+' oɔ3G4l`ck)(ǎov&D[Uw]' sjѳxqDBe(4@q*n{h$r;+a1 4u ㎎56]7Gm5\`:Eڌ8$JKT Z,LZ=Ő8 vtK'4cJj%d =YUo)ސ߀7GXx@YVZ~dw:< !FnB}[*$,ԊV[à6܃#g[#(FLtYlI'" ՠ50iFY} %YbNp(=ҭs 5 9ȍsaПx "!K "q G?xephr&eWk{/'8l|8h’gC ^f6Ed +Ǜ=!75FJ`Q`[ol =#8%YEF2p~qO"9=c\”3BzY7 fZMd#Y(ǎ e6SqeTq mֳ40qG_qu8HtAy+B" =܏ )’v [u5?ep(}J.*<7 ٞ2 G}RpUyEv=쏟o׌wdMuX[5bG`B>Ǯ*y<%L `XQx@cq9xۤs:ބv ^{.]*v m>6TMɖ3JzH5n]j8 ~ו'bv]ĕ4^H5*Dp %17s>L^zOaZo" +Ѩ?0Ռ0 Nf| Fkp,=%6HؕvY4H}KnS k9Gǩ7Ӕ1,s4P3Jx1 ~P`!,;cݣ )ĕ$LXBgtKSP}im7:-]ş8 dNpgA 9œ0!<%ZzX_Y5h\fB(G?1ݵ=Ԑ:*3 :Ko`xZwB٠?97ހs`~:Va %*5BuRq;0܂3Z Fq5[Aed>-!yA X`TdX `5ײxҏY:$@z N|y9m4e{+{MH{S{`(Ef߮1<ɇ%Y[q5C*ɺu?R!-߀7F4 K_fB3aGpٔapzXMP|y\kB ;8 v[uu8hLy7`(7ҵ:68MYx{IGml 8v}y8 NpF ~F&q?œ7Ӓov%Y͞*u!WOe*a\.9Ҟ=:2?F4Ny\ovqH+үmuvoVptK $m 8=s)[\ `TpcAd! 7҅s)$@“}NKH}*E` >Gȓ*0=: Y{U{R*p #9Ф TÄ> CqwUkk"xs:@8 OLgoQ %, ǩ=#<7[͞wXD sxPv@m6-?"F[avZl` $ xۤs*ؕ;^ZaaKEdV6>p,~=JÂ7Dz5nG 's(Ԯ6ρs #KWV 5cPaBɻ9+-0vj^fDLt[&9m4 n{Ԅ{MH{tS` (f!8߀7F4'KLB%|Sw