United States v. Ruehle

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• holding that the party asserting an attorney-client privilege has the burden of proving “each essential element” of that privilege
• noting that busi- ness advice does not fall within the purview of attorney-client privilege even if the advisor is a lawyer
• noting that business advice does not fall within the purview of attorney–client privilege even if the advisor is a lawyer
• noting that busi- ness advice does not fall within the purview of attorney-client privilege even if the advisor is a lawyer
• noting that the privilege “‘ought 4 to be strictly confined within the narrowest possible limits consistent with the logic of its 5 principle’”
• finding that by applying California law regarding attorney client privilege, “[t]he district court applied a liberal view of the privilege that conflicts with the strict view applied under 27 federal common law”

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