IN RE SEALED SEARCH WARRANT & APPLICATION

No. 20-14223.

11 F.4th 1235 (2021)

IN RE: SEALED SEARCH WARRANT AND APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER RELIABLE ELECTRONIC MEANS. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mordechai Korf, Uriel Laber, Chaim Shochet, Optima International, LLC, Optima Ventures, LLC, Optima Management Group, LLC, Optima Acquisitions, LLC, Niagara LaSalle Corporation, Optima Group, Georgian American Alloys, Inc., CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, Felman Productions, LLC, Felman Trading, Inc., Felman Trading Americas, Inc., Georgian American Alloys Sarl, Georgian American Alloys Management, LLC, Optima Fixed Income, LLC, Optima Hospitality, LLC, Optima 777, LLC, Optima 925, LLC, Optima 925 II, LLC, Optima 1300, LLC, Optima 1375, LLC, Optima 1375 II, LLC, Optima 55 Public Square, LLC, Optima 7171, LLC, Optima 500, LLC, Optima CBD Investments, LLC, CBD 500, LLC, Movants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shai Bronshtein , U.S. Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, WASHINGTON, DC, Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Attorney Service — Southern District of Florida, U.S. Attorney Service-SFL, MIAMI, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Howard M. Srebnick , Robert T. Dunlap , Benjamin Samuel Waxman , Black Srebnick Kornspan & Stumpf, PA, Miami, FL, Marc E. Kasowitz , Sarmad M. Khojasteh , Joshua Paul , Mark P. Ressler , Ronald R. Rossi , Kasowitz Benson Torres, LLP, New York, NY, for Movants-Appellants CBD 500, LLC, CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, Felman Productions, LLC, Felman Productions, LLC, Felman Trading Americas, Inc., Felman Trading, Inc., Georgian American Alloys Management, LLC, Georgian American Alloys Sarl, Georgian American Alloys, Inc., Mordechai Korf, Niagara LaSalle Corporation, Optima 1300, LLC, Optima 1375 II, LLC, Optima 1375, LLC, Optima Ventures, LLC, Optima Management Group, LLC, Optima Acquisitions, LLC, Optima Group, Optima Fixed Income, LLC, Optima Hospitality, LLC, Optima 777, LLC, Optima 925, LLC, Optima 925 II, LLC, Optima 55 Public Square, LLC, Optima 7171, LLC, Optima 500, LLC, Optima CBD Investments, LLC.

Howard M. Srebnick , Benjamin Samuel Waxman , Black Srebnick Kornspan & Stumpf, PA, Scott Alan Srebnick , Scott A. Srebnick, PA, Miami, FL, Marc E. Kasowitz , Sarmad M. Khojasteh , Joshua Paul , Mark P. Ressler , Ronald R. Rossi , Kasowitz Benson Torres, LLP, New York, NY, for Movant-Appellant Uriel Laber.

Howard M. Srebnick , Benjamin Samuel Waxman , Black Srebnick Kornspan & Stumpf, PA, Miami, FL, Marc E. Kasowitz , Sarmad M. Khojasteh , Joshua Paul , Mark P. Ressler , Kasowitz Benson Torres, LLP, New York, NY, for Movant-Appellant Chaim Shochet.

Howard M. Srebnick , Robert T. Dunlap , Benjamin Samuel Waxman , Black Srebnick Kornspan & Stumpf, PA, Miami, FL, Marc E. Kasowitz , Sarmad M. Khojasteh , Joshua Paul , Mark P. Ressler , Kasowitz Benson Torres, LLP, New York, NY, for Movant-Appellant Optima International, LLC.

Before MARTIN, ROSENBAUM and LUCK, Circuit Judges.


This case requires us to consider whether the use of a government filter team to review seized materials that are claimed to be privileged necessarily violates the privilege holder's rights. Here, the government obtained and executed a search warrant at a suite of offices where the Optima Family Businesses were located. Among the materials...

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