· 9/17/1984
Klitzman, Klitzman and Gallagher v. Robert J. Krut, Vernon Holmes, W. Hunt Dumont, Michael Milner
Citations
- 744 F.2d 955
- 17 Fed. R. Serv. 880
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 18534
How courts have described this case
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- ruling that law firm had demonstrated likelihood of irreparable harm where government seized thousands of files containing privileged information
- ruling that law firm had demonstrated likelihood of irreparable harm where government seized thousands of files containing privileged information
- criticizing seizures of client files from law firm because government made no effort to limit seizures of firm’s materials, and thereby “trampl[ed]” on attorney-client privilege and work-product protections as to all clients
- criticizing seizures of client files from law firm because government made no effort to limit seizures of firm’s materials, and thereby “trampl[ed]” on attorney-client privilege and work-product protections as to all clients
- search of law office unreasonable where investigators “took not one step to minimize the extent of the search or to prevent the invasion of the clients’ privacy guaranteed by the attorney-client privilege”
- recommending appointment of special master in similar circumstances
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Judges: Aldisert, Weis
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