UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. A107553.

29 Cal.Rptr.3d 894 (2005)

130 Cal.App.4th 378

UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Alameda County, Respondent; Grafton Partners, L.P., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

June 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nixon Peabody LLP, Paul J. Hall, Eric K. Larson and James D. Griffioen, San Francisco, for Petitioner.

Ernest C. Barrett, III and Manpreet Singh, Washington, DC, for Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller, John J. Bartko and Christopher J. Hunt, San Francisco, for Real Parties in Interest.


McGUINESS, P.J.

National banks are required to file a suspicious activity report (SAR) with the federal government whenever they detect a known or suspected violation of federal law or a suspicious transaction related to money laundering. (12 C.F.R. § 21.11(a) (2005).) SAR's are confidential. (12 C.F.R. § 21.11(k) (2005).) Under federal law, national banks that are subpoenaed or otherwise requested to produce...

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