United States Tenth Circuit

In a non-party's appeal from the district court's denial of an "Application for Permission to Interview Jurors for Instructional Purposes" pursuant to N.D. Okla. L.R. 47.2.1, the appeal is construed as a writ of mandamus and the district court is directed to vacate its denial of the application and reconsider the matter pursuant to a meaningful exercise of its discretion in support of its ultimate determination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/03/2010
• Published 02/03/2010

Judges

• BALDOCK, Circuit Judge., Before HOLMES, BALDOCK, and, SILER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark Hammons of Hammons, Gowens & Associates, Oklahoma City, OK, for Movant-Appellant., James B. Lebeck of Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, TX, and John D.W. Partridge of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO, as Court-Appointed Amici Curiae.