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U.S. v. GONZALES

Nos. 97-2064, 97-2095 and 97-2101.

150 F.3d 1246 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Cesar GONZALES aka Cougar; Hector Gabriel Lopez aka Shaggy; Uriel Martinez aka Duke; Cesar Juarez aka Pelon; Gustavo Azcuenaga aka Mono; Luis Delcid aka Stranger; Ernest Guevara aka Yogi; Russell Barboa aka Chino; John Acosta aka Lefty; Byron Zamora aka Trigger; Oscar Villa aka Wino; Richard Acosta aka Shorty; Roger Preciado aka Cartoon; Jaime Villa aka Psycho; Marcos Mazzini aka Lucky; Vincent Najar aka Stalker; Jason Delatorre aka J Bone; Charles Taylor aka Yogie; Uriel Bustamonte aka Caps; Michael Mora aka M & M; David Gallardo aka Cyclone; Neal Polus aka Troy Thompson aka Evil; Frank Lara, aka Spooky, Defendants — Appellees, Albuquerque Journal, Intervenor, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Amici Curiae. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Cesar GONZALES aka Cougar; Cesar Juarez aka Pelon; Gustavo Azcuenaga aka Mono; Luis Delcid aka Stranger; Ernest Guevara aka Yogi; Russell Barboa aka Chino; John Acosta aka Lefty; Byron Zamora aka Trigger; Oscar Villa aka Wino; Richard Acosta aka Shorty; Roger Preciado aka Cartoon; Marcos Mazzini aka Lucky; Vincent Najar aka Stalker; Jason Delatorre aka J Bone; Charles Taylor aka Yogie; Uriel Bustamonte aka Caps; Neal Polus aka Troy Thompson aka Evil, Defendants-Appellants, Albuquerque Journal, Intervenor, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Amici Curiae. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Cesar GONZALES aka Cougar; Uriel Martinez aka Duke; Cesar Juarez aka Pelon; Gustavo Azcuenaga aka Mono; Luis Delcid aka Stranger; Ernest Guevara aka Yogi; Russell Barboa aka Chino; John Acosta aka Lefty; Byron Zamora aka Trigger; Oscar Villa aka Wino; Richard Acosta aka Shorty; Roger Preciado aka Cartoon; Marcos Mazzini aka Lucky; Vincent Najar aka Stalker; Jason Delatorre aka J Bone; Charles Taylor aka Yogie; Uriel Bustamonte aka Caps; Michael Mora aka M & M; David Gallardo aka Cyclone; Neal Polus aka Troy Thompson aka Evil, Defendants, and Hector Gabriel Lopez aka Shaggy; Jaime Villa aka Psycho; Frank Lara aka Spooky, Defendants-Appellants. Albuquerque Journal, Intervenor, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 28, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Dixon (Charles K. Purcell with him on the briefs), Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Intervenor/Appellant Albuquerque Journal.

Gail J. Evans, Hannum & Evans, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Appellees Cesar Gonzales, Cesar Juarez, Gustavo Azcuenaga, Luis Delcid; Ernest Guevara; Russell Barboa; John Acosta; Byron Zamora; Oscar Villa; Richard Acosta; Roger Preciado; Marcos Mazzini; Vincent Najar; Jason Delatorre; Charles Taylor; Uriel Bustamonte; and Neal Polus.

Marc H. Robert, Barnett, Allison & Robert, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Appellees Hector Gabriel Lopez, Jaime Villa, and Frank Lara.

Steven G. Farber, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Barbara Bergman, Albuquerque, New Mexico, filed an amici curiae brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

Before ANDERSON, McKAY, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges.

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

We must determine in this case whether the press has a constitutional, common law, or statutory right of access to court-sealed fee, cost, and expense applications and related information filed under the Criminal Justice Act ("CJA"), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, by court-appointed criminal defense attorneys, as well as transcripts from hearings and court orders concerning those applications. If there is a right of access, then at what...

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