Legal Opinion
William P. Tavoulareas v. The Washington Post Company, D/B/A the Washington Post, a Delaware Corporation Appeal of Mobil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 15, 1984No. 83-1688PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Mobil Oil Corporation (Mobil) seeks reversal of the portion of a June 21,1983 district court order that unsealed 3800 pages of deposition transcripts and 425 accompanying exhibits. The depositions and exhibits were initially designated confidential by Mobil pursuant to a “blanket” protective order issued on November 5, 1981. Mobil does not contest disclosure of the small portion of these depositions and exhibits that was used at trial. 1 It vigorously contests, however, disclosure of those documents not used at trial. 2…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Publicker Industries, Inc. v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- In Re the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Francis X. McLaughlin v. Benjamin C. Bradlee (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- In re Continental Illinois Securities LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- National Federation of Federal Employees v. Paul Greenberg, Major General, Commander, Headquarters, Army, Armament, Munitions & Chemical CommandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
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