Legal Opinion
In Re Sealed Case
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 1997No. 96-3085, 96-3086PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of ongoing grand jury proceedings. The grand jury is investigating violations of federal election laws. The record is sealed. The appellant is a corporation, which we shall call the “Company.” The Company refused to produce two subpoenaed documents, for which it was held in contempt. One of the documents is a memorandum from a Company vice president to the president, with a copy to the Company’s general counsel. The memorandum reflects a conversation between the vice president and the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. ZolinSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Clark v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Perlman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by72 opinions
- In Re: Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- In Re Motions of Dow Jones & Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- In Re: Grand Jury Subpoenas, Jane Roe and John Doe. Intervenor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Neuder v. Battelle Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
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