Lord v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that to obtain in camera review, a defendant must establish a reasonable probability that records contain information that is material and relevant to his defense
• setting forth the standard to determine when a criminal defendant is entitled to privileged material to aid his defense
• noting trial courts, in determining whether an in camera review is warranted, “cannot realistically expect defendants to articulate the precise nature of the confidential records without having prior access to them”
• establishing standard for obtaining in camera review and disclosure of confidential or privileged records
• providing for in camera review of confidential records under certain circumstances
• in camera review used as a step between partial disclosure and total nondisclosure of confidential records

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).