The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Adewusi, 116 F.3d 1486, 1997 WL 349035 (9th Cir. 1997):
Appellants contest the district court's reliance on evidence filed in camera in an ex parte hearing, to rule on the admissibility of the Rosenthal murder evidence. We review for abuse of discretion a district court's reliance on ex parte communications to resolve a pending motion. United States v. Thompson, 827 F.2d 1254, 1257 (9th Cir.1987).
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