Legal Opinion
In Re Alexander Grant & Co. Litigation, (Esm-1). Appeal of News and Sun-Sentinel Co. And John Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1987No. 86-5223PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal challenges a protective order denying non-parties access to discovery materials compiled in a series of complex securities actions consolidated for discovery proceedings. The protective order was issued at the request of the parties. The District Court for the Southern District of Florida declined to modify the order. The non-parties, as intervenors, argue on appeal that the district court abused its discretion. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
E.S.M. Government Securities, Inc. (hereinafter E.S.M.) is a Florida corporation formerly engaged in the securities…
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