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011961P.pdf 10/25/2001 In Re: Bank of Amer v.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 01-1961
Eastern District of Missouri
Civil case - Civil procedure. District court erred in ordering
disclosure of eleven documents defendant Bank of America
contended were protected by the attorney-client privilege;
court issues a writ of mandamus vacating the district court's
discovery order and directing the district court to review
each of the eleven documents to determine whether plaintiffs
have made a threshold showing under U.S. v. Zolin, 491 U.S. 554 (1998).