Legal Opinion
Society of Professional Journalists v. Briggs
District Court, D. Utah
Decided December 29, 1987No. Civ. 87-C-0714GPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
J. THOMAS GREENE, District Judge.
In a prior proceeding in this court in which defendants in this action were parties, a settlement was negotiated and reached and the case was dismissed. 1 Plaintiff was not a party to those proceedings, but seeks to obtain a copy of the settlement agreement executed in that case in the public interest because of the far reaching and serious allegations in that lawsuit involving alleged wrongdoing by public officials. 2 Defendants challenge plaintiffs standing to bring this action and accordingly brought a Motion to Dismiss.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Society of Professional Journalists v. BullockUtah Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
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