United States Ninth Circuit

Protecting the reputation of public officials will not justify sealing of letter from defendant submitted in course of criminal proceedings that accuse them of misconduct.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2001
• Decided 12/03/2001
• Published 12/03/2001

Judges

• NOONAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, NOONAN, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charity Kenyon,John Fischer, Riegels, Campos & Kenyon, LLP, Sacramento, CA, Rex S. Heinke, Cynthia E. Tobisman, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, for petitioner McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.