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SHOEN v. SHOEN

No. 94-16533.

48 F.3d 412 (1995)

Mark V. SHOEN; Edward J. Shoen, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Leonard Samuel SHOEN; Christina G. Shoen, et al., Defendants, Ronald J. Watkins, Witness-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy Bradley Price, Phoenix, AZ, for appellant Watkins.

Richard M. Amoroso, Piccoli & Myers, Phoenix, AZ, for appellee Mark Shoen.

Russell Piccoli, Piccoli & Myers, Phoenix, AZ, for appellee Edward Shoen.

Daniel C. Barr and Shirley A. Kaufman, Brown & Bain, Phoenix, AZ, for amicus curiae First Amendment Coalition of Arizona.

Jane E. Kirtley, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Thomas H. Howlett, Ross, Dixon & Masback, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Newsletter Publishers Ass'n.

David J. Bodney and Peter B. Swann, Steptoe & Johnson, Phoenix, AZ, for amicus curiae Arizona Newspapers Ass'n, Radio-Television News Directors Ass'n, and Ass'n of American Publishers.

Before: BROWNING, FARRIS and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge FARRIS; Dissent by Judge LEAVY.

FARRIS, Circuit Judge.

Ronald J. Watkins appeals from the district court judgment holding him in contempt for refusing to produce audio tapes and other materials pursuant to a discovery request in the underlying defamation lawsuit. Watkins contends that the journalist's privilege against compelled disclosure of research material shields him from plaintiffs' discovery requests. We have jurisdiction under 28 U...

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