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"case" as "a question contested before a court of justice"). This general understanding is equally applicable to criminal proceedings. In Chavez v. Martinez, 538 U.S. 760 (2005), the Supreme Court held that a criminal "case" — as distinct from an investigation — "at the very least requires the initiation

of whether or not to prosecute ... is a decision firmly committed by the [C]onstitution to the executive branch of the government." United States v. Renfro, 620 F.2d 569, 574 (6th Cir. 1980). Further, "intervention by the court in the internal affairs of the Justice Department would clearly constitute

"case" as "a question contested before a court of justice"). This general understanding is equally applicable to criminal proceedings. In Chavez v. Martinez , 538 U.S. 760 (2005), the Supreme Court held that a criminal "case" — as distinct from an investigation — "at the very least requires the initiati

of whether or not to prosecute ... is a decision firmly committed by the [C]onstitution to the executive branch of the government." United States v. Renfro , 620 F.2d 569, 574 (6th Cir. 1980). Further, "intervention by the court in the internal affairs of the Justice Department would clearly constitute

"case" as "a question contested before a court of justice"). This general understanding is equally applicable to criminal proceedings. In Chavez v. Martinez, 538 U.S. 760 (2005), the Supreme Court held that a criminal "case" — as distinct from an investigation — "at the very least requires the initiation

of whether or not to prosecute ... is a decision firmly committed by the [C]onstitution to the executive branch of the government." United States v. Renfro, 620 F.2d 569, 574 (6th Cir. 1980). Further, "intervention by the court in the internal affairs of the Justice Department would clearly constitute

re "merely a statement of assertion or concession made for some independent purpose," and may be controverted or explained by the party who made it. Martinez v. Bally's Louisiana, Inc., 244 F.3d 474, 476-77 (V' Cir. 2001), citing McNamara v. Miller, 269 F.2d 511, 515 (D.C. Cir. 1959). In contrast, a judi

of whether or not to prosecute ... is a decision firmly committed by the [C]onstitution to the executive branch of the government." United States v. Renfro, 620 F.2d 569, 574 (6th Cir. 1980). Further, "intervention by the court in the internal affairs of the Justice Department would clearly constitute