D.C. Circuit· 6/19/1998

In Re: Sealed Case

Citations

146 F.3d 881
330 U.S. App. D.C. 368
49 Fed. R. Serv. 467
40 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1141
1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 13010
1998 WL 321060

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recognizing privilege attached to documents that were created after public stir surrounding transaction but two years before formal investigation began
noting that the lawyer preparing the document “must at least have had a subjective belief that litigation was a real possibility”
stating that duties included “investigat[ing] the claim and allegations made by [Pacific Air’s] counsel”
finding that “[b]y ensuring that lawyers can prepare for litigation without fear that opponents may obtain their private notes, mem-oranda, correspondence, and other written materials, the privilege protects the adversary process.”
reviewing contempt order de novo where the district court allegedly \applied the wrong legal standard\
requiring the agency to demonstrate that the records were created with a “subjective belief that litigation was a real possibility,' and that belief must have been objectively reasonable”

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Judges: Henderson, Rogers, Tatel

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