KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
After learning of possible irregularities in attorney W. Lee McElravy's handling of client funds, the senior partner at his San Diego law firm, Charles E. Rowe, asked two young associates to investigate McElravy's conduct. Rowe also wrote to the State Bar, asking it to "take appropriate action" against McElravy. A grand jury investigating McElravy later subpoenaed the associates; the government hoped to question them
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