Allan F. Breed v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Lionel Taylor and Henry Parker, Real Parties in Interest

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• holding that, when a question of federal law is at issue, “[s]tate law [as to privileges] may provide a useful referent, but it is not controlling”
• recognizing minors’ 13 || privacy interest in not having their identities disclosed
• balancing the need for the information sought against the privacy right asserted to 17 resolve privacy objection
• balancing the invasion of minor’s privacy rights against the plaintiffs’ need for juvenile ward files
• state privilege law, while not binding in federal question case, can be a useful reference
• “[A]s required by Kerr, we recognize ‘that in camera review is a highly appropriate and useful means of dealing with claims of governmental privilege.’”

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