Legal Opinion
Wright v. Jeep Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 30, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-001PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOINER, District Judge.
This case deals for the first time with the conflict between the need for evidence in the administration of justice and the desire of a researcher not connected with the litigants to avoid being imposed upon at the whim of litigants. It deals with a person who has become a public figure as a result of a research project yet wants to remain essentially anonymous so far as the administration of justice is concerned. Finally, it deals with an effort by this court to provide information essential to the fair determination of litigation and to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Charles Baker v. F & F InvestmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- In Re James A. Dinnan, Maija S. Blaubergs v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, James A. Dinnan, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Richard A. Farnsworth v. The Procter & Gamble Company v. Center for Disease Control, Movant/appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Nancy Deitchman, Paula Renfroe, and Dr. Arthur L. Herbst, Witness-Appellee v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Burka v. United States Department Of Health And Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Heffron v. District Court of Oklahoma CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- State v. GilbertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
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