Public First moved to unseal documents filed mid-trial in connection with various evidentiary motions in United States v. Keith Kaneshiro et al., 22-CR-48 TMB-NC.  The only issue raised in the prior sealing orders was a question of secrecy related to the underlying grand jury proceedings.  Public First’s motion is filed under 24-MC-215.  On July 15, 2024, Judge Timothy M. Burgess granted the motion.

• Motion to Unseal Court Records (4/5/24)
  • Order (4/29/24)
  • Government Response to Order (5/3/24)
  • Public First Letter regarding Status (5/23/24)
  • Order Granting Motion to Unseal (7/15/24)
  • Public First Letter regarding Dkt. 288 (8/2/24)
  • Defendants’ Notice of Non-Opposition (8/8/24)

Unsealed Filings

In addition to the zip file above, below are the unsealed filings grouped in context with related documents that had not been sealed.  Note, some of the now unsealed documents were redacted when first filed, not sealed in their entirety.

• Dkt. 288:  Government Response in Opposition to Motions Alleging Prosecutorial Misconduct – UNSEALED
• Government Motion in Limine No. 5 (admit grand jury obstruction evidence) – UNSEALED
  • Defendants’ Response – UNSEALED
• Defendants’ Motions in Limine No. 12 and 13 (exclude grand jury and federal civil trial proceedings)
  • Government’s Response to Motion No. 12 – UNSEALED
  • Government’s Response to Motion No. 13
• Order on Government’s Motion No. 5 and Defendants’ Motions No. 12 and 13 – UNSEALED
• Government’s Motion in Limine No. 9 (admit Rudy Alivado sworn statement) – UNSEALED
  • Defendants’ Response – UNSEALED
  • Order – UNSEALED
• Defendant Otani Motion in Limine No. 20 (admit Fifth Amendment evidence) – UNSEALED
  • Government’s Response – UNSEALED
  • Order
• Government Motion in Limine No. 12 (admit Sheri Tanaka witness intimidation evidence) – UNSEALED
  • Defendants Tanaka and Otani’s Response
  • Order
• Order Setting Briefing Schedule (attorney-client privilege)
  • Mitsunaga & Associates Brief
  • Government Brief – UNSEALED
  • Defendant Tanaka Brief
  • Mitsunaga & Associates Response Brief
  • Government Response Brief
  • Order
• Defendants’ Motion to Compel Discovery (regarding JoAnn Aurello and Rudy Alivdao)
  • Government’s Response – UNSEALED
  • Order
• Government’s Motion in Limine No. 13 (admit Dennis Mitsunaga witness tampering evidence) – UNSEALED
  • Related:  Defendant Mitsunaga response to Order to Show Cause – UNSEALED/REDACTED
  • Defendants’ Response
  • Order – UNSEALED
• Defendants’ Motion in Limine No. 23 (exclude Ernest Moritomo grand jury testimony)
  • Government’s Response – UNSEALED