United States Third Circuit

Circuit Court has no jurisdiction to hear an appeal of an order compelling a non-party to produce documents allegedly protected by the attorney-work-product doctrine, unless the non-party under such order is first cited for contempt.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/13/2001
• Decided 04/26/2002
• Published 04/26/2002

Judges

• Before:  SCIRICA and BARRY, Circuit Judges, and MUNLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Michael Murray (Argued), Berkman, Gordon, Murray & DeVan, Cleveland, OH, Attorney for Appellant, Edward Bryant., Michael S. Sommer (Argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, New York, NY, Attorney for Appellant, Ronald W. Skeddle.


• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Romine (Argued) Fine, Kaplan & Black, Philadelphia, PA, Robert N. Kaplan, Kaplan, Fox & Kilsheimer, New York, NY, Attorneys for Appellees, Brian S. Nelson, d/b/a Jamestown Glass Service;  Mel's Auto Glass, Inc.;   A. Waxman & Co., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  Designer Windows, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  Moses Moore All Glass Aspects, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  AAA Glass, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, d/b/a The Glass Doctor;  The Lurie Companies, Inc.;   VSTB Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Perfecto Auto Glass & Upholstery and its successors;  Port City Glass & Mirror, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated;  County Auto Glass, Inc., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated;  Gerard J. Clabbers, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated;  Kirschner Corporation, Inc., t/a Berwyn Glass Company, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  All Star Glass, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  Superior Windshield Installation, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated;  Jovi, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, t/a Easton Area Glass;  Engineered Glass Walls, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  Bailes Glass Co.;   Interstate Glass Distributors, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  Mayflower Sales Co., Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  Cardinal IG;  Reed's Body Shop, Inc.;   Beletz Brothers Glass Company, Inc.;   Complast, Inc.;  Western States Glass, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated;  Grimes Auto Glass, Inc.;   D & S Glass Services, Inc.;   George Brown & Son Glass Works, Inc.;   Thermal Chek, Inc., David J. Hickton, John G. Wall, Burns, White & Hickton, Pittsburgh, PA, Peter S. Ehrlichman, Michael K. Vaska, Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, Seattle, WA, Attorneys for Appellees, Jeld-Wen, Inc., an Oregon corporation;  Jeld-Wen Canada Limited, a Canadian corporation;  Jeld-Wen Arizona, Inc., an Arizona corporation;  Avanti Industires, Inc., an Arizona corporation., David J. Armstrong, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, PA, Paul M. Dodyk, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, NY, Attorneys for Appellee, PPG Industries, Inc.