In Re MSTG, Inc.

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

DYK, Circuit Judge.

ORDER

This petition arises out of an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois compelling MSTG, Inc. (“MSTG”) to produce documents related to license negotiation discussions between MSTG and six other companies, including previous defendants in this suit. We are asked to decide first, as a matter of first impression, whether such communications related to reasonable royalties and damages are protected from discovery based on a settlement negotiation privilege, and second, whether on the facts of this case…