Legal Opinion

Stephen Michael West v. Derrick D. Schofield

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided September 29, 2014No. M2014-00320-COA-R9-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE August 11, 2014 Session STEPHEN MICHAEL WEST, ET AL. V. DERRICK D. SCHOFIELD, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 131627I Claudia Bonnyman, Chancellor No. M2014-00320-COA-R9-CV - Filed September 29, 2014 This case asks us to interpret an exception to the Tennessee Public Records Act, Tennessee Code Annotated section 10-7-504(h), to determine whether it creates a privilege protecting the identities of persons involved in carrying out a sentence of death from pretrial discovery. This question arises from litigation in…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Lee Medical, Inc. v. Paula BeecherTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Henry W. Kerr v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, John Van Geldern, Real Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975

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