Legal Opinion
Michael D. Van Etten v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 2001No. 00-15133PublishedCited by 464 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal of the district court’s order unsealing documents previously filed pursuant to a protective order entered by stipulation of the parties. See Fed. R.CivP. 26(c)(7). We vacate and remand with instructions for the district court to determine whether “good cause” exists for maintaining the documents under seal.
I. BACKGROUND
Daniel Van Etten, an eighteen-year old football player from West Virginia University, died as a result of injuries sustained in a roll-over automobile accident. In April of 1998, his parents filed suit in the Southern District of Georgia, claiming that…
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