KUTV, INC. v. Conder

HALL, Chief Justice:

This is an original proceeding brought on behalf of KUTV, Inc.,1 seeking an extraordinary writ directing the trial court to vacate its order barring the public from the hearing on respondent John Preston Creer⅛ motion for a preliminary injunction.

Respondent Creer (hereinafter “Creer”) is an object of a criminal investigation of several months’ duration conducted by the Salt Lake County Attorney, Ted L. Cannon (hereinafter “Cannon”). In furtherance of his investigation, Cannon sought and obtained an order of the district court which afforded him the right to subpoena…