ASSOCIATED PRESS v. U.S. DIST. CT. FOR C.D. OF CAL.

Nos. 83-7242, 83-7255.

705 F.2d 1143 (1983)

The ASSOCIATED PRESS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. United States of America, John Z. DeLorean, William Hetrick and Stephen Arrington, Real Parties in Interest. LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER, a DIVISION OF the HEARST CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. United States of America, John Z. DeLorean, William Hetrick, and Stephen Arrington, Real Parties in Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Contopulos, Flint & MacKay, Los Angeles, Cal., for L.A. Herald Examiner, Div. of the Hearst Corp.

John A. Karaczynski, Rogers & Wells, Los Angeles, Cal., for Associated Press.

Jack B. Purcell, Herbert M. Schoenberg, Ira L. Kurgan, Los Angeles, Cal., for CBS, Inc.

Howard L. Weitzman, Donald M. Re, Weitzman & Re, Jerald W. Newton, Los Angeles, Cal., Joseph A. Ball, Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brow & Baerwitz, Long Beach, Cal., for DeLorean.

Before HUG, POOLE and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

In October 1982, Stephen Arrington, John DeLorean, and William Hetrick were indicted in Los Angeles on charges of violating federal narcotics statutes. The legal proceedings surrounding DeLorean's indictment have created much public interest and received extensive coverage in the press. From the beginning of these proceedings until December 22, 1982, the district court records and files in the case were open to inspection...

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