Legal Opinion
In Re: Dow Corning Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 6, 2001No. 1999PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
The petitioner, Dow Corning Corporation (“Dow Corning”), seeks a writ of mandamus to vacate an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Thomas P. Griesa, Judge), dated April 3, 2000, granting the motion of the respondents (“the Shareholders”) to compel the deposition of the petitioner’s general counsel concerning communications with the petitioner’s board of directors.1 Because the petitioner has not demonstrated a clear right to the relief sought, we deny the petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Dow Corning is a corporation wholly owned and controlled by The Dow…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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