U.S. v. Austin, No. 04-10576 (9th Cir.) (416 F.3d 1016) (August 2, 2005) (Judge Warren J. Ferguson)
Shortly after being indicted in this RICO case, the defendants entered into a court-approved, written Joint Defense Agreement (JDA) allowing them to conduct joint defense meetings and share information on a confidential basis. Subsequently, one of the defendants agreed to cooperate with the Government and he withdrew from the JDA. ...
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