UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 22-10174.

68 F.4th 564 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David Kapone WILLIAMS; Marcell Demetrius Gray; Shawmaine Eustace Ardell Moore; Samuel Lee Berrelle Rakestraw III; Michael Anthony Williams; Keana Nicole Iwankiw; Cliffton Martinez; Jermaine Lamar Maxwell; Reginald Cole Johnson; Troy Jermaine Howell; Mark Anthony Holguin; Tenell Michael Mure; Labarr Martinez; David Gorosave; Buffie Ann Bridges; Dezirae Alexandria Monteen, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Krissa M. Lanham (argued) , Assistant United States Attorney; Gary M. Restaino , United States Attorney for the District of Arizona; Office of the United States Attorney; Phoenix, Arizona; Shelley Kay-Glenn Clemens , Assistant United States Attorney; United States Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Erin M. Carrillo (argued) , The Carrillo Law Firm PLLC, Tucson, Arizona; Richard G. Novak , Richard G. Novak Law Offices, Berkeley, California; for Defendant-Appellee David Kapone Williams.

Trevor R. Hill , Ferguson Hill Filous PLLC, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Marcell Demetrius Gray.

Mark Paige , Paige Law Firm, Mesa, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Shawmaine Eustace Ardell Moore.

Anthony Payson II , Payson and Gattone, Tuscon, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Samuel Lee Berrelle Rakestraw III.

Ramiro Flores Jr. , Law Office of Ramiro S. Flores, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Michael Anthony Williams.

Jeffrey J. Rogers , Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Rogers PLC, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Keana Nicole Iwankiw.

Saul M. Huerta , The Huerta Law Office, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Cliffton Martinez.

Steven P. Sherick , Sherick Law Office PC, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Jermaine Lamar Maxwell.

Laura Udall , Laura E. Udall PLLC, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Reginald Cole Johnson.

Jessica H. Turk , Law Offices of Jessica Turk, Vail, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Troy Jermaine Howell.

Nathan D. Leonardo , Leonardo Law Offices PLLC, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Mark Anthony Holguin.

Thomas E. Higgins , Law Offices of Thomas E. Higgins, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Tenell Michael Mure.

Barbara T. Catrillo , Catrillo Law Firm, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Labarr Martinez.

Mark E. Evans , Evans Law Offices PLLC, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee David Gorosave.

Raymond V. Panzarella , Law Offices of Raymond V. Panzarella, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Buffie Ann Bridges.

Michael L. Brown , Law Office of Michael L. Brown, Tucson, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Dezirae Alexandria Monteen.

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges, and Jack Zouhary, District Judge.


OPINION

The U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Arizona has 180 federal prosecutors—known as Assistant U.S. Attorneys. In this case, multiple defendants alleged that one Assistant U.S. Attorney engaged in potential professional misconduct. Rather than screening out the accused Assistant U.S....

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