Legal Opinion
United States v. Rmi Company Nl Industries, Inc. v. Hon. Daniel J. Snyder, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 2, 1979No. 78-2691PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
We here consider a petition by NL Industries, Inc. (NL) for a writ of mandamus to compel the nominal respondent, Daniel J. Snyder, Jr., District Judge, to consider the merits of NL’s motion for a protective order respecting certain documents. The documents were furnished to a grand jury by NL, pursuant to a subpoena. When the grand jury indicted several parties, not including NL, the government proposed to disclose to the defendants all documents produced before it. NL then moved for a protective order to prevent or limit disclosure of 54 documents…
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