Opinion ID: 3037087
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Regulation Violates Wardius’s Reciprocal

Text: Discovery Requirement [1] The regulation of the Department of Homeland Security provides, in part: If official information is sought, through testimony or otherwise, by a request or demand, the party seeking such . . . testimony must . . . set forth in writing, and with as much specificity as possible, the nature and relevance of the official information sought. . . . Department employees may only . . . testify concern- 2 We review de novo whether the district court violated Bahamonde’s due process or compulsory process rights. See Guam v. Palomo, 35 F.3d 368, 374 (9th Cir. 1994), overruled on other grounds by United States v. Galindo-Gallegos, 255 F.3d 1154 (9th Cir. 2001); United States v. Lewis, 979 F.2d 1372, 1374 (9th Cir. 1992). In other respects, we review for an abuse of discretion whether the district court erred by admitting or excluding evidence. United States v. Hernandez, 109 F.3d 1450, 1452 (9th Cir.