Legal Opinion
Miller v. Mecklenburg County
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided February 6, 1985No. C-C-83-754-MPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
McMILLAN, District Judge.
This case is now before the court on motions of the parties on both sides of the case to compel Tex O’Neill, reporter for the Charlotte Observer, to disclose the name of a confidential source of information relating to the death of Raymond Miller, and unpublished information on the same subject received from that source.
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FACTS
This suit was brought by Lisa A. Miller, daughter and administratrix of the estate of Raymond Miller, deceased. The complaint alleges that on September 13, 1981, defendants, acting under color of state law, caused Raymond Miller’s death, in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Charles Baker v. F & F InvestmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Bruno & Stillman, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Cuthbertson, Gerald M. Appeal of Cbs Inc., Third Party WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Zerilli v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Mark v. Shoen v. Leonard Samuel Shoen, Edward J. Shoen v. Leonard Samuel Shoen, Ronald J. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- O'Neill v. Oakgrove Construction, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
- In Re SchumanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- Pinkard v. JohnsonDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1987
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