Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. Mohawk Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 26, 2008No. 07-15208, 07-15691PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Per curiam

Before the Court are the following: (1) Appellant’s appeal of a district court’s order granting Appellee’s motion to compel responses and produce documents Appellant contends are protected by the attorney-client privilege; (2) Appellant’s companion petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the district court judge to vacate the order as it relates to the motion to compel; and (3) Appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. After review and oral argument, we conclude that this Court should decline to extend the “collateral order” doctrine established in Cohen v.…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Alexander v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. OFS FITEL, LLC v. Epstein, Becker and Green, PCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  3. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. South Florida Water Management DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  4. Expedia, Inc. v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance v. SvatySupreme Court of Kansas · 2010

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