Legal Opinion
In Re Motion to Unseal Electronic Surveillance Evidence. Howard J. Smith v. Donn H. Lipton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1992No. 91-2385PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Howard J. Smith, filed a motion to unseal electronic surveillance evidence. The district court denied Smith’s motion. We reverse and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
The action that forms the basis of this appeal involves several real estate development deals gone awry. In that action, Howard Smith sued Donn Lipton claiming fraud, tortious interference, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). See Smith v. Lipton, Cause No. 892-03316 (E.D.Mo. July 10, 1990).
During the discovery phase of the above action, Smith sought to have the…
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