Robert L. Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency v. American Commerce National Bank, Anaheim, California

How courts have described this case

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• holding that billing correspondence is not protected unless it “also reveal[s] the motive of the client in seeking representation, litigation strategy, or the specific nature of the services provided, such as researching particular areas of law”
• explaining that “the motive of the client in seeking representation … or the specific nature of the services provided … fall[s] within the privilege”
• finding no implication in Grand Jury Witness that a trial court is prohibited from requiring a line-by-line explanation in a privilege log
• \Issues concerning application of the attorney-client privilege in the adjudication of federal law are governed by federal common law.\
• “Issues concerning application of the attorney-client privilege in the adjudication of federal law are governed by federal common law.”
• “Issues concerning application of attorney-client privilege in the adjudication of 8 federal law are governed by federal common law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).