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DOUGLAS OIL CO. v. PETROL STOPS NORTHWEST

No. 77-1547.

441 U.S. 211 (1979)

DOUGLAS OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA ET AL. v. PETROL STOPS NORTHWEST ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 18, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max L. Gillam argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Morris A. Thurston and Thomas H. Burton, Jr.

Daniel L. Berman argued the cause and filed a brief for the nongovernment respondents.

Sara S. Beale argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Shenefield, Louis F. Claiborne, and Robert B. Nicholson.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents two intertwined questions concerning a civil litigant's right to obtain transcripts1 of federal criminal grand jury proceedings. First, what justification for disclosure must a private party show in order to overcome the presumption of grand jury secrecy applicable to such transcripts? Second, what court should assess the...

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