No. 19-463

Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review comity comity-federalism comity-federalism-state-judicial-functions federal-court federal-court-override federalism interlocutory-orders judicial-function sealing-order state-court state-court-sealing state-court-sealing-order state-law-interpretation
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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 (from Petition)

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.

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-19
Reply of petitioner Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC filed.
2019-11-06
Brief of respondents Blue Buffalo Company Ltd.,et al in opposition filed.
2019-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Blue Buffalo Company Ltd.
Corey Lee GordonBlackwell Burke, PA, Respondent
Corey Lee GordonBlackwell Burke, PA, Respondent
Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC
Beth Susan BrinkmannCovington & Burling, Petitioner
Beth Susan BrinkmannCovington & Burling, Petitioner