CLARKE v. AMERICAN COMMERCE NAT. BANK

No. 91-56327.

974 F.2d 127 (1992)

Robert L. CLARKE, Comptroller of the Currency, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN COMMERCE NATIONAL BANK, Anaheim, California, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. Reeves, Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Larry J. Stein, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of the efforts of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") to investigate the banking practices of American Commerce National Bank ("ACNB" or "Bank"). ACNB appeals the order of the district court requiring it to turn over certain unredacted attorney billing statements to the OCC. The district court concluded that the information fell within the crime/fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege. We affirm...

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