Is outrageous government conduct not a defense in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Holler, 411 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2005):
"Outrageous government conduct is not a defense, but rather a claim that government conduct in securing an indictment was so shocking to due process values that the indictment must be dismissed." United States v. Montoya, 45 F.3d 1286, 1300 (9th Cir.1995). To meet
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