Legal Opinion

Kerttula v. Abood

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided July 27, 1984No. S-257PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

This is an appeal from the superior court’s denial of Senator Jalmar Kerttula’s motion to quash a subpoena which required him to appear and give testimony at a deposition noticed by the plaintiffs in Abood v. Gorsuch, 3AN-83-5980 Civil.

We heard the appeal on an expedited basis. Following oral argument we entered a memorandum order which reversed the order of the superior court and directed that the subpoena be quashed and indicated that an opinion would follow. This opinion expresses the reasons for that action.

The plaintiffs in Abood v. Gorsuch are certain members of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Gravel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Breck v. UlmerAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Schultz v. SundbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. State v. HaleyAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Aspen Exploration Corp. v. SheffieldAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Schultz v. SundbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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