· 6/3/1960
Roberts v. Peppersack
Citations
- 190 F. Supp. 578
- 1960 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3181
How courts have described this case
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- finding that prohibiting plaintiffs employees from having access to discovery materials could impair its ability to prosecute its claims
- stating that a party seeking a protective order must demonstrate harm in “meaningful detail.”
- allowing Plaintiff’s in-house personnel access to confidential information 8 because preventing access would impair Plaintiff’s ability to prosecute claims at the 9 heart of the suit
- permitting disclosure to in-house personnel who had substantial experience in a narrow field that cannot be replaced in the open market and that prohibiting access could impair the party's ability to prosecute its claims
- rejecting a two- 12 tiered protective order, and allowing Plaintiff’s in-house personnel access to 13 confidential information because (1) preventing access would impair Plaintiff’s ability 14 to prosecute claims at the heart of the suit, (2
- “Thus, the risk of anyone abusing his or her knowledge of confidential information appears to be small.”
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Judges: Chesnut
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