Legal Opinion
Flavorland Industries, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1979No. 78-3285PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The federal Grand Jury in Seattle subpoenaed discovery materials possessed by Flavorland Industries, Inc. consisting of depositions taken of its employees and responses to interrogatories which were a part of discovery in a state court antitrust action between private parties. Flavorland is .one of several meat packers being sued in King County, Washington. On June 2, 1977, Superior Court Judge Robert M. Elston issued a protective order which prevents the disclosure of any document, including depositions, to any one other than a party to the state court action. Flavorland refused to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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