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In this July 7, 2015, file photo, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, talks to members of the media after Francisco Sanchez' arraignment in San Francisco. Bryan Carmody, a San Francisco reporter, is seeking the return of property after police raided his home with a sledgehammer, as officials sought to determine the source of a leaked police report into Adachi's death. An attorney for Carmody will make the request Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in San Francisco County Superior Court. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

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