context: Defendants have not, however, asserted any legal grounds to prevent disclosure of joint defense agreements to the court. To the extent that joint defense agreements simply set forth the existence of attorney-client relationships--implied or otherwise--between various attorneys and defendants, the contents of such agreements do not fall within the attorney-client privilege.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: expressing doubt that "either the existence or the terms of a [joint defense agreement] are privileged"
citation_a.sentence: United States v. Bauer, 132 F.3d 504, 508-09 (9th Cir.1997) (attorney-client privilege does not cover the identity of an attorney’s client); see also Hsia, 81 F.Supp.2d at 11 n. 3 (expressing doubt that “either the existence or the terms of a [joint defense agreement] are privileged”).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 132 F.3d 504, 508-09
citation_b.parenthetical: attorney-client privilege does not cover the identity of an attorney's client
citation_b.sentence: United States v. Bauer, 132 F.3d 504, 508-09 (9th Cir.1997) (attorney-client privilege does not cover the identity of an attorney’s client); see also Hsia, 81 F.Supp.2d at 11 n. 3 (expressing doubt that “either the existence or the terms of a [joint defense agreement] are privileged”).