FARNSWORTH v. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.

No. 84-8330.

758 F.2d 1545 (1985)

Richard A. FARNSWORTH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, et al., Defendants/Appellants, v. CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, Movant/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 29, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Elleman, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dan B. Wingate, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants, appellants.

Nina L. Hunt, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for movant, appellee.

Before RONEY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Procter and Gamble (P & G) appeals from a discovery protective order granted by the district court under Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c) denying it access to the names and addresses of women who gave the Center for Disease Control (Center) personal information as participants in the Center's Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) studies. The sole issue on appeal is whether the order was within the district court's discretion. 101 F.R.D. 355. We affirm.

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