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3d 391 (1st Cir. 2005) 54 *Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Chiles Power Supply, Inc., 332 F.3d 976, 980 (6th Cir. 2003) 32,33, 38,40 Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495 (1947) 14, 20, 21 Holt-Orsted v. City of Dickson, 641 F.3d 230 (6th Cir. 2011) 51, 52, 55 In re Air Crash Near Cali, Colombia,

dentiality on which defense counsel have reasonably relied for many decades in negotiating with government attorneys on behalf of their clients. In Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996), the Supreme Court focused on four primary considerations governing the recognition of privileges under Rule 501: the needs of t

likelihood that the Eleventh Circuit will agree. Indeed, the Court's opinion creates an incentive for attorneys not to do precisely what Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495 (1947), was intended to encourage attorneys to do: reduce facts, ideas, and opinions to writing. A return to the days of settlement/p

e admitted in evidence as proof of guilt." Herman, 544 F.2d at 797. Plea negotiations are "rooted in the imperative need for confidence and trust," Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 10 (1996), and maintaining their confidentiality advances significant public and private ends. Discovery and use of plea negotiations

likelihood that the Eleventh Circuit will agree. Indeed, the Court's opinion creates an incentive for attorneys not to do precisely what Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495 (1947), was intended to encourage attorneys to do: reduce facts, ideas, and opinions to writing. A return to the days of settlement/p

e admitted in evidence as proof of guilt." Herman, 544 F.2d at 797. Plea negotiations are "rooted in the imperative need for confidence and trust," Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 10 (1996), and maintaining their confidentiality advances significant public and private ends. Discovery and use of plea negotiations

)? the better reasoned conclusion is that Rule 612 does apply at depositions. 1. The Work Product Doctrine In the now famous case of Hickman 11. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 67 S.Ct. 385, 1 L.Ed. 451 (1947), the Supreme Court re- cognized the work product doctrine. The doctrine creates a "protected zone"

n FLSD Docket 09/02/2011 Page 10 of 24 A. "REASON AND EXPERIENCE" ARE THE TOUCHSTONES FOR ACCEPTING A COMMON LAW PRIVILEGE FOR PLEA NEGOTIATIONS Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996), is perhaps the leading case addressing Rule 501 and the common-law principles underlying the recognition of testimonial privileg