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CHIASSON v. ZAPATA GULF MARINE CORP.

No. 91-3766.

988 F.2d 513 (1993)

Betty U. CHIASSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ZAPATA GULF MARINE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Walsh Miles, Lymann, O'Hara & Miles, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Caroline Maria Broers, Richard M. Simses, Abbott, Best & Meeks, New Orleans, LA, for defendant-appellee.

Before JONES and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges, and JUSTICE, District Judge.

BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Concerning reversible error vel non in the admission of a surveillance videotape, at issue is a district court rule allowing non-disclosure of evidence to be used solely for impeachment, if approved through an in camera proceeding (non-disclosure procedure). Because we find that the tape was relevant to substantive issues, as well as possibly serving to impeach, we need not determine whether the non-disclosure procedure is inconsistent...

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