United States v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc. case brief
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579 F.3d 989 (2009)
CASE FACTS
Appellee players association agreed that players would submit urine samples solely for determining the percentage of positive results; all results were to remain confidential. But, when 10 players tested positive, the government obtained warrants and issued subpoenas to obtain information from private entities who collected the samples and information. The warrants were limited to information on the 10 players, but the government seized information on many others. The government also issued subpoenas for the same information. The lower courts granted the players' motions to quash and to return seized property. The appeal from one order was untimely, but because the order was final, its findings- -that the government failed to follow Tamura and to segregate intermingled material for which probable cause did not exist and that it callously disregarded the rights of third parties--were binding.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
The court dismissed the untimely appeal from one order. The court affirmed the other two orders of the district courts.
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579 F.3d 989 (2009)
CASE SYNOPSIS
The case involved a federal
investigation into use of steroids by professional baseball players.
Appellant government challenged orders for return of seized property
and to quash subpoenas from the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California, the U.S. District Court for the District of
Nevada, and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California. A panel reversed two orders. En banc review was granted.CASE FACTS
Appellee players association agreed that players would submit urine samples solely for determining the percentage of positive results; all results were to remain confidential. But, when 10 players tested positive, the government obtained warrants and issued subpoenas to obtain information from private entities who collected the samples and information. The warrants were limited to information on the 10 players, but the government seized information on many others. The government also issued subpoenas for the same information. The lower courts granted the players' motions to quash and to return seized property. The appeal from one order was untimely, but because the order was final, its findings- -that the government failed to follow Tamura and to segregate intermingled material for which probable cause did not exist and that it callously disregarded the rights of third parties--were binding.
DISCUSSION
- The court affirmed the findings based on their preclusive effect, but the court went on to address the government's contrary arguments.
- The court also agreed with quashing a subpoena that was issued in an attempt to moot any future proceedings for return of property that was unlawfully seized.
CONCLUSION
The court dismissed the untimely appeal from one order. The court affirmed the other two orders of the district courts.
Recommended Supplements for Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure: Examples & Explanations, Sixth Edition
Emanuel Law Outline: Criminal Procedure
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