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TIMES MIRROR CO. v. U.S.

Nos. 88-6278, 88-7291, 88-6279 and 88-6280.

873 F.2d 1210 (1989)

The TIMES MIRROR COMPANY; Petitioner-Appellant, and The Copley Press, Inc., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Real Party in Interest-Appellee. The TIMES MIRROR COMPANY; the Copley Press, Inc., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA; United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Respondents, United States of America; Doe Parties, Real Parties in Interest. The TIMES MIRROR COMPANY; The Copley Press, Inc., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Real Party in Interest-Appellee. CHANNEL 39, KCST-TV, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1989.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing July 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex S. Heinke, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, William A. Niese and Glen A. Smith, The Times Mirror Co., Los Angeles, Cal., Harold W. Fuson, Jr., The Copley Press, Inc., La Jolla, Cal., Judith L. Fanshaw, Wahrenbrock & Fanshaw, La Mesa, Cal., for appellants-petitioners.

Robert A. Philipson, Cutler and Cutler, Los Angeles, Cal., George L. O'Connell, Miller & O'Connell, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal., Randall J. Turk, Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Mark H. Tuohey, III, Pierson, Ball & Dowd, Barry William Levine, Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, Robert F. Muse, Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, James F. Hibey, Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, Washington, D.C., Vincent J. Marella, Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert & Matz, Bert H. Deixler, McCambridge, Deixler & Marmaro, Los Angeles, Cal., for Doe parties.

Joseph J. Aronica, Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., George Hardy, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., Steven E. Zipperstein, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., Maury S. Epner, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Before SCHROEDER, ALARCON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc July 24, 1989.

WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals we consider whether the public has a qualified right of access to search warrants and supporting affidavits relating to an investigation which is ongoing and before any indictments have been returned. Appellants (the Times Mirror Company, KCST-TV Channel 39, and the Copley Press) claim they have a qualified right of access...

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