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Samueli wants closed hearing for appeal

By Richard Binder

Say what you will about him, Henry Samueli won't give up the fight.  He's not only appealing Judge Carney's rejection of his plea deal, but he also wants that hearing to be closed to the public.

Through his lawyers, Samueli argues that because much of the same information that required briefs to be sealed would be brought up during the hearing, the hearing should be closed.  He also requests that transcripts and recordings be sealed.

Federal prosecutors argued in their reply motion that the oral argument should be open to the public because the First Amendment right to access applies to plea agreements. Samueli subsequently replied that much of the information upon which Judge Carney relied is confidential.

Full story at NLJ.com.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).