Von Bulow by Auersperg v. Von Bulow
811 F.2d 136 (2d Cir. 1987) Cited 468 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that "the burden of establishing all the essential elements" of a privilege claim is not met "by mere conclusory or ipse dixit assertions"
In re Grand Jury Subpoena Dtd. January 4
750 F.2d 223 (2d Cir. 1984) Cited 149 timesHolding that the burden on a party claiming protection of a privilege is "not discharged by mere conclusory or ipse dixit assertions"
U.S. v. Hamilton
538 F.3d 162 (2d Cir. 2008) Cited 60 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that, although a detective's lay witness testimony about narcotics trafficking based on his fourteen years as a narcotics detective may have rested on "specialized knowledge" within the meaning of Rule 702, any error was harmless because "the government firmly established the officer's relevant experience, his qualifications, and the reliability of his evidence," and any nondisclosure under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(G) warranted reversal only if it resulted in substantial prejudice to the defendant
U.S. v. Knoll
16 F.3d 1313 (2d Cir. 1994) Cited 74 times 3 Legal AnalysesFinding no Fourth Amendment violation where the government read papers that a private party had already searched after he stole them from an attorney's office
U.S. v. Mendoza
438 F.3d 792 (7th Cir. 2006) Cited 50 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that offer of conclusory statements was insufficient to establish standing