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· 4/9/1990

United States v. Louis Defazio, 1

Citations

  • 899 F.2d 626
  • 30 Fed. R. Serv. 190
  • 65 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1010
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 5223
  • 1990 WL 39473

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that information is not privileged simply because it comes from an attorney
  • a district court’s decision regarding disqualification of counsel is reviewed for an abuse of discretion
  • “Communications from attorney to client are privileged only if they constitute legal advice, or tend directly or indirectly to reveal the substance of a client confidence.”
  • “Communications from attorney to 17 client are privileged only if they constitute legal advice, or tend directly or indirectly 18 to reveal the substance of a client confidence.”

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Judges: Cudahy, Posner, Fairchild

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