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City of Colton et al v. Federal Bureau of Invesigation et al

OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S PETITION TO COMPEL

8 Cited authorities

  1. Boron Oil Co. v. Downie

    873 F.2d 67 (4th Cir. 1989)   Cited 168 times
    Holding that Touhy authorizes federal agencies to control the dissemination of information, and that "[t]he doctrine of sovereign immunity precludes the state court — and the federal court which gained limited jurisdiction upon removal — from exercising jurisdiction to compel [a federal officer] to testify contrary to [the agency's] instructions"

  2. Elko County Grand Jury v. Siminoe

    109 F.3d 554 (9th Cir. 1997)   Cited 86 times
    Holding doctrine of sovereign immunity precludes state courts from exercising jurisdiction to subpoena federal officers acting within scope of delegated authority

  3. Swett v. Schenk

    792 F.2d 1447 (9th Cir. 1986)   Cited 106 times
    Holding that a federal officer cannot be held in contempt for refusing to respond to a party seeking discovery from a federal department in violation of valid departmental regulations

  4. Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Superior Court

    507 F. Supp. 2d 1082 (N.D. Cal. 2007)   Cited 29 times
    Finding removal of ancillary contempt proceeding against federal employee proper under Section 1442

  5. State of Nev. v. O'Leary

    63 F.3d 932 (9th Cir. 1995)   Cited 44 times
    Holding that Rule 27 is not appropriate where "the petitioner seeks discovery of unknown information that the petitioner hopes will assist it in the future when the petitioner applies for judicial relief

  6. Section 1345 - United States as plaintiff

    28 U.S.C. § 1345   Cited 2,923 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Granting the district courts jurisdiction over "all civil actions, suits or proceedings commenced by the United States"

  7. Rule 27 - Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 27   Cited 653 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Providing a procedure for preserving testimony before the bringing of a federal cause of action

  8. Section 16.21 - Purpose and scope

    28 C.F.R. § 16.21   Cited 157 times   2 Legal Analyses

    (a) This subpart sets forth procedures to be followed with respect to the production or disclosure of any material contained in the files of the Department, any information relating to material contained in the files of the Department, or any information acquired by any person while such person was an employee of the Department as a part of the performance of that person's official duties or because of that person's official status: (1) In all federal and state proceedings in which the United States