Legal Opinion

Goldberg v. Amgen, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 21, 2015No. Civil No. 1:15-mc-00825 (APM)PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*13 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge

This case presents an issue that appears with increasing frequency in the federal courts: Under what circumstances can a journalist be compelled to testify in a civil case about his or her First Amendment-protected activities? The present dispute arises out of a shareholder class-action lawsuit pending in federal court in the Central District of California, In Re Amgen Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 07-2536 (C.D.Cal.). In connection with that case, Respondent Amgen, Inc., issued a subpoena to Movant Paul B. Goldberg, a…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. BroudoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. In Re Apple Computer Securities LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. Zerilli v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  4. Judy Garland v. Marie TorreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  5. Edward L. Carey v. Britt Hume, Jack AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bruce v. Potomac Electric Power Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. v. ReinsteinCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2016
  3. Chen v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2023
  4. Hood v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2019

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