The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Bourgeois, 964 F.2d 935 (9th Cir. 1992):
The Moody opinion, however, did not review a discovery determination. It reviewed a determination on the merits of a selective prosecution claim. Moody, 778 F.2d at 1385-1386. The decisions the Moody opinion cites as utilizing a clearly erroneous standard similarly involve determinations on the merits of the defendants' claims, not determinations regarding the defendants' requests for discovery. See, e.g., United States v. Stewart, 770 F.2d 825, 829 n. 2 (9th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 1103, 106 S.Ct. 888, 88 L.Ed.2d 922 (1986).
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