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PHILLIPS v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 01-35126.

289 F.3d 1117 (2002)

Alvin K. PHILLIPS, as Personal Representative of the Estates of Timothy Byrd, Darrell L. Byrd, and Angela Byrd, deceased, and as Guardian of Samuel Byrd, minor child, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, with LOS ANGELES TIMES, Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric R. Clays, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, for the defendant-appellant, William R. Jentes, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for the defendant-appellant.

James H. Goetz, Goetz, Gallik, Baldwin & Dolan, P.C., Bozeman, MT, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Jennifer S. Hendricks, Meloy Law Firm, Helena, MT, for the intervenor-appellee, Kelli L. Sager, Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the intervenor-appellee.

Before ALARCON and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and BREWSTER, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

BREWSTER, Senior District Judge.

General Motors Corporation ("GM") appeals an order of the district court granting the intervenor, the Los Angeles Times, access to confidential settlement information produced by GM under a protective order during discovery in the underlying action. In ordering the documents released to the public, the district court determined (1) the protective order to prevent disclosure of this information was not appropriate...

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