United States v. Eusebio Miramontez, Jr.

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• finding defendant’s petition “is wholly general and does not request any specific portion of the proceedings for disclosure”
• finding no particularized need in the absence of any evidence in the grand jury materials that might reveal the presence of an error or defect
• reconsideration motions in criminal cases “are timely filed if made within the period allotted for the noticing of an appeal” (citation omitted)
• Rule 4(a) applies to appeal from order on motion for disclosure of grand jury transcripts where district court construed petition, in part, as FOIA request, a construction that “emphasize[d] the civil aspect” of the proceedings
• defendant’s post-judgment request for disclosure of grand jury transcripts was civil in nature because, inter alia, criminal conviction had long been final and stated purpose of request was need for materials to file civil habeas petition
• party requesting grand-jury materials must establish that “(1) the material he seeks is needed to avoid a possible injustice in another judicial proceeding, (2) the need for disclosure is greater than the need for continued secrecy, and (3

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