United States Sixth Circuit

In a petition for access to criminal defendants' presentence reports, the denial of the petition is affirmed where the reports were confidential, nonpublic documents, and petitioners did not show that they had a special need for access to them.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/13/2009
• Published 07/13/2009

Judges

• Before: DAUGHTREY, ROGERS, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Herbert Sanford Moncier, Law Offices Of Herbert S. Moncier, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Petitioners.  Debra A. Breneman, Assistant United States Attorney, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Herbert Sanford Moncier, Law Offices of Herbert S. Moncier, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Debra A. Breneman, Charles E. Atchley, Jr., Assistant United States Attorneys, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.