Legal Opinion
United States Postal Service v. Phelps Dodge Refining Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1994No. CV 92-3855 (JBW)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
GO, United States Magistrate Judge:
This action involves the alleged breach of contractual obligations by defendants in removing toxic wastes from a property (the “Property”) that they sold to plaintiff United States Postal Service (“USPS”) in December, 1986. Plaintiff and defendants have each moved to compel production of documents claimed by the other to be privileged. Defendants have asserted an attorney-client privilege, while plaintiff claims protection under the executive/deliberative process privilege.
*159 BACKGROUND
Defendants’ Claims of Privilege
Defendants…
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