Legal Opinion
Holt-Orsted v. City of Dickson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 24, 2011No. 19-2185PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
In this interlocutory appeal, plaintiffs challenge the magistrate judge’s order, issued with plenary authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), that compels the testimony of plaintiffs’ former counsel over plaintiffs’ claim of attorney-client privilege. Because the order is not a final judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and does not otherwise qualify for our immediate review, we lack jurisdiction to hear plaintiffs’ appeal and therefore dismiss it.
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Plaintiffs are all members of an African-American family, the Holts, who reside or have resided for many years near a…
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