BOWLEN v. DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS

No. 86SA287.

733 P.2d 1179 (1987)

Patrick D. BOWLEN, PDB Sports, Ltd., PDB Enterprises, Inc., PDB Sports Holdings, Inc., John M. Bowlen, William A. Bowlen, and Mary Beth Jagger, Petitioners, v. DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, State of Colorado, and the Honorable Michael A. Obermeyer, one of the judges thereof, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

January 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly/Haglund/Garnsey & Kahn, Edwin S. Kahn, Denver, for petitioner PDB Sports, Ltd.

Davis, Graham & Stubbs, Thomas S. Nichols, Dale R. Harris, Denver, for petitioners Patrick D. Bowlen, PDB Enterprises, Inc., PDB Sports Holdings, Inc., John M. Bowlen, William A. Bowlen, Mary Beth Jagger.

Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring, Ward L. Van Scoyk, Richard L. Harring, Mark A. Nadeau, Denver, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Professional Corp., Edwin A. Heafey, Jr., Andre L. de Baubigny, Oakland, Cal., for JRA Sports, Ltd.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, George B. Curtis, David Schieferstein, Denver, for amicus curiae The Denver Post Corp.

Baker & Hostetler, James A. Clark, Kathryn A. Nielson, Denver, for amicus curiae The Denver Pub. Co., d/b/a Rocky Mountain News.


ERICKSON, Justice.

In this original proceeding, petitioners seek a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to reinstate a protective order issued pursuant to C.R.C.P. 26(c). The protective order sought by petitioners is to prevent the plaintiffs in the civil action in the district court from disclosing confidential business and financial information obtained through pretrial discovery. The district court entered a blanket protective order, but rescinded the...

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