· 7/31/1980
In the Matter of Carl Walsh, a Witness Before the Special September 1978 Grand Jury. Appeal of United States of America
Citations
- 623 F.2d 489
How courts have described this case
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- upholding subpoena for an attorney’s “ledgers, bills, time records, and retainer agreements” because as a general rule, matters involving the receipt of fees from a client do not involve confidential communications and so are not protected by the attorney-client privilege
- “[T]he fact of communication between a known client and his attorney is not a privileged communication.”
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Judges: Fairchild, Bauer, Cudahy
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