JESSUP v. LUTHER

No. 01-1523.

277 F.3d 926 (2002)

Goble JESSUP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert LUTHER, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal of Mid-Illinois Newspapers, Inc., Intervenor/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goble Jessup, Cadiz, KY, pro se.

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

Donald M. Craven (argued), Craven & Thornton, Springfield, IL, for Intervenor-Appellant.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

A newspaper publisher appeals from the denial of its motion to unseal a settlement agreement that had been sealed and deposited in the federal district court in which the motion was made. The agreement resolved a dispute between a former vice president of a public college, and the college, concerning the termination of his contract of employment. He had sued the college in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that the...

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