United States v. Howard L. Criden, Harry P. Jannotti, Louis C. Johanson, George X. Schwartz. Appeal of Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Chief Judge.

Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. (PN) appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion for immediate access to the transcript of a pretrial hearing held in camera. PN also appeals from the granting of defendant Howard Criden’s motion to conduct a pretrial hearing in camera. This court has jurisdiction over the appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976). See United States v. Cianfrani, 573 F.2d 835, 845 (3d Cir. 1978), implicitly overruled on other grounds in Gannett Co. v. DePasquale, 443 U.S. 368, 99 S.Ct. 2898, 61 L.Ed.2d 608 (1979).

I. Facts

A. Transcript…