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U.S. v. Alvarez

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 534
Jul 31, 2007
235 F. App'x 533 (9th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 04-10560.

Submitted June 19, 2007.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed July 31, 2007.

Elizabeth R. Berenguer, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Pamela Katzenberg, Esq., Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; John M. Roll, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-99-00759-JMR.

Before: KOZINSKI and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Chief IT Judge.

The Honorable Jane A. Restani, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

1. We have reviewed the sealed probation files and presentence reports for witnesses Mario Alonzo Escarcega, Miguel Arturo-Lopez and Frank Alvarez Jr., and determined that the district court did not clearly err by refusing to order the disclosure of these documents because they do not contain material information relevant to defendant's trial, including impeachment of those witnesses. See United States v. Strifler, 851 F.2d 1197, 1202 (9th Cir. 1988). To the extent that there was anything in these files bearing on these witnesses' credibility that was not already developed at trial, it was merely cumulative. Id. ("Evidence that is merely cumulative is not material").

2. Defendant's other claims are not open to review after a limited remand. See Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette Inc. v. Am. Coal, of Life Activists, 422 F.3d 949, 967 (9th Cir. 2005).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Alvarez

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 534
Jul 31, 2007
235 F. App'x 533 (9th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

U.S. v. Alvarez

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco Javier ALVAREZ…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 534

Date published: Jul 31, 2007

Citations

235 F. App'x 533 (9th Cir. 2007)