Legal Opinion
In Re Fitch, Inc., Appellant-Cross-Appellee, American Savings Bank, Fsb, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Ubs Painewebber, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 21, 2003No. Docket 03-7062, 03-7076PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal presents a question about the outer boundaries of the statutory protection against non-party subpoenas in a civil case that New York has created for professional journalists, and the extent to which information-gathering organizations that are not traditionally considered part of the media may claim that privilege. Appellant Fitch, Inc., a financial rating agency, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Keenan, J.) finding Fitch in contempt for its refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by that Court in connection with…
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