Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Establishment Inspection of Skil Corporation. Appeal of Skil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1988No. 19-3273PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Consumer Product Safety Commission obtained from a federal magistrate a warrant to inspect documents at premises of Skil Corporation. The magistrate refused to quash the warrant. 119 F.R.D. 658 (N.D.I11.1987). The district court affirmed this refusal and ordered Skil either to permit the warrant to be executed or to pay a civil contempt penalty. Skil submitted, but appeals. The appeal raises a mare’s nest of jurisdictional, procedural, and substantive questions.
The Commission has for years been trying to determine whether the lower blade guard of circular saws manufactured by Skil is…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Andresen v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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