The following excerpt is from United States Of America, 621 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2010):
I agree with the majority's result, based on its analysis of the issues presented in this case, as applied to this case only. 1 The government failed to follow either the procedures of United States v. Tamura, 694 F.2d 591 (9th Cir.1982), or those outlined in the approved warrant, which would have required the government to conduct its search of the seized intermingled computer files by using computer technicians not case investigators.
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