Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, et al.
JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether a district court may override the order of a state court sealing a court filing necessary to resolve a motion in the state court, by compelling production in federal court of that sealed filing, without requiring that the request for access be made to the state court consistent with principles of comity, federalism, and the State's ability to perform its judicial functions
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court may override the order of a state court sealing a court filing necessary to resolve a motion in the state court, by compelling production in federal court of that sealed filing, without requiring that the request for access be made to the state court consistent with principles of comity, federalism, and the State’s ability to perform its judicial functions.