United States Third Circuit

The district court erred when it denied defendant-newspaper's motion to vacate a protective order which had designated as confidential all information produced during the course of a section 1983 action against employees of the State Police.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/12/2005
• Decided 08/24/2005
• Published 08/24/2005

Judges

• GREENBERG, Circuit Judge., Before ALITO, BECKER, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald A. Bailey (argued), Bailey & Ostrowski, Harrisburg, PA, for John Shingara., Amy B. Ginensky, Michael E. Baughman (argued), Nory Miller, Alessandro Martuscelli, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General, J. Bart DeLone (argued), Senior Deputy Attorney General, Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Chief, Appellate Litigation Section, Office of the Attorney General, Appellate Litigation Section, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees Kathy A. Skiles, Wesley R. Waugh, Ralph Periandi.