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JOURNAL PUB. CO. v. MECHEM

No. 86-1328.

801 F.2d 1233 (1986)

JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO., Petitioner, v. The Honorable E.L. MECHEM, United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, Respondent. Van Bering Robinson, Real Party in Interest John Maruffi, et al, Real Parties in Interest New Mexico Press Association, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne C. Wolf, Kathleen Davison Lebeck and Anthony J.D. Contri of Civerolo, Hansen & Wolf, P.A., Albuquerque, N.M., for real parties in interest (defendants-appellants).

Hal Simmons, New Mexico Press Ass'n, Albuquerque, N.M., for amicus curiae.

Eric D. Lanphere and Michael A. Gross of Johnson & Lanphere, P.C., Albuquerque, N.M., for petitioner.

James R. Toulouse of Toulouse, Toulouse & Garcia, P.A., Albuquerque, N.M., for real party in interest (plaintiff).

Before McKAY, LOGAN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Journal Publishing Company has petitioned this court for a writ of mandamus directing Judge E.L. Mechem to dissolve his post-trial order prohibiting press interviews with certain jurors. Those jurors served in a controversial trial in which Van Bering Robinson charged that his civil rights were violated by the City of Albuquerque, its chief of police, and several police officers. The jury found for Mr. Robinson and against all defendants except...

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