Legal Opinion
In Re Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1997No. 96-3652PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) seeks a writ of mandamus directing the Honorable Joseph E. Stevens, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, to vacate his order denying MDNR’s motion to quash subpoenas duces tecum served upon it by litigants in a case in which MDNR is not a party. Because we believe that the district court’s order adequately protects all privileged information, we deny mandamus.
I. BACKGROUND
Underlying this discovery dispute is the detection of hazardous substances in the water of Newton County, Missouri. MDNR…
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