Does the federal rule of evidence govern privilege regarding privilege regarding a claim or defense for which state law governs?
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The following excerpt is from Trust Beneficiaries of SNTL Corp. v. JP Morgan Chase (In re Superior Nat'l Ins. GR.), 518 B.R. 562 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2014):
Federal Rule of Evidence 501 states that state law governs privilege regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rules of decision. See also Star Editorial v. United States Dist. Court, 7 F.3d 856, 859 (9th Cir.1993) ; Dynamic
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