JESSUP v. LUTHER

No. 99-4147.

227 F.3d 993 (2000)

Goble JESSUP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert LUTHER, James Shaffer, individually and in his official capacity, Dale Adams, individually and in his official capacity, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal of Mid-Illinois Newspapers, Incorporated, Proposed Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen J. Oehlert, Loewenstein, Hagen, Oehlert & Smith, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John Ewart (argued), Craig & Craig, Mattoon, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Stephen Ryan (argued), Ryan, Bennett & Radloff, Mattoon, IL, for Intervenor-Appellant.

Before RIPPLE, MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Mid-Illinois Newspapers, Inc. (the "Newspaper") moved to intervene in this employment dispute for the purpose of contesting the district court's decision to seal the settlement agreement reached between the litigants. The district court denied the Newspaper's motion to intervene, and the Newspaper timely appealed. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we reverse the judgment of the district...

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