Legal Opinion
Petrol Stops Northwest v. Continental Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1981No. Nos. 80-5321, 80-5320, and 80-5470PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals stem from efforts by Petrol Stops Northwest [Petrol Stops], a private antitrust plaintiff, to gain access to testimony and documents given to a grand jury during an investigation that led to a criminal antitrust indictment against appellant Douglas Oil Company [Douglas], one of the defendants in Petrol Stops’s civil suit. The matter is before us for the second time. In an earlier opinion we affirmed a district court’s order granting Petrol Stops’s request. Petrol Stops Northwest v. United States, 571 F.2d 1127 (9th Cir. 1978). The Supreme…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Douglas Oil Co. of Cal. v. Petrol Stops NorthwestSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- McDonald v. E. J. Lavino Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Shelter Framing Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Samuel G. Bialac, Debtor. Samuel G. Bialac v. Harsh Investment Corporation and Harsh Building Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Sumitomo Metals Industries, Ltd. v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
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