Miles Guo Court Documents · Doc 345

摘要

Order · Witness-1 Attorney-Client Privilege Ruling

This eight-page order, signed by United States District Judge Analisa Torres, addresses the government's motion in limine to admit testimony from "Witness-1" about conversations he had with Defendant Miles Guo "regarding the GTV Private Placement and, in particular, legal risks associated with pooling non-accredited investors' funds" (Gov. Mem. at 31, ECF No. 273) in United States v. Miles Guo, 23 Cr. 118 (AT).

Procedural Background

• Government motion: Dkt. 273 at 31 — sought admission of Witness-1's testimony;
• Guo opposition: Dkt. 287 at 25–27 — argued that Mr. Guo had a personal attorney-client relationship with Witness-1;
• April 29, 2024 order: The Court found that Guo's opposition brief "raise[d] the possibility that Witness-1's proposed testimony involves communications protected by the attorney-client privilege" and ordered additional submissions.

Court's Analysis

The order walks through:

• Whether Witness-1 served as personal counsel to Mr. Guo or to a corporate entity;
• Whether the conversations at issue fall within attorney-client privilege;
• Whether any privilege has been waived or pierced;
• The scope of permissible testimony given the privilege analysis.

The eight-page order develops the analysis at length, with disposition determining the contours of Witness-1's trial testimony.