United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants MCI Communications Corp. and MCI Telecommunications Corp. (hereinafter collectively “MCI”) seek reversal of an interlocutory discovery order of the district court, issued in the course of a civil antitrust suit brought by the United States against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T). The district court’s order would require the United States to accede to AT&T’s discovery request for certain documents which the Government earlier received from MCI, and in which MCI claims a work product…