Legal Opinion

International Union v. Garner

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided May 2, 1984No. 1-83-0088PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

WISEMAN, District Judge.

This case, involving a highly contentious conflict over a union organizing campaign, presents important questions regarding the scope of discovery and the rights of participants in discovery to comment on matters involved in litigation. On December 20, 1983, this Court entered a protective order suspending discovery for a period of ninety days because the Court found that discovery processes were being used primarily *110to develop information for an unfair labor practice proceeding before the NLRB and to conduct a public relations battle rather than to develop…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Loveall v. American Honda Motor Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
  3. Farley v. FarleyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1997
  4. Ericson v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1985
  5. Patterson v. Heartland Industrial Partners, LLPDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2004

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