IN RE FLAT GLASS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Nos. 01-3081, 01-3091.

288 F.3d 83 (2002)

In re FLAT GLASS ANTITRUST LITIGATION (MDL No. 1200). Brian S. Nelson, d/b/a Jamestown Glass Service; Mel's Auto Glass, Inc.; A. Waxman & Co., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Designer Windows, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Moses Moore All Glass Aspects, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; AAA Glass, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, d/b/a The Glass Doctor; The Lurie Companies, Inc.; VSTB Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Perfecto Auto Glass & Upholstery and its successors; Port City Glass & Mirror, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; John Healy, Jr.; County Auto Glass, Inc., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Gerard J. Clabbers, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Kirschner Corporation, Inc., t/a Berwyn Glass Company, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Hartung Agalite Glass Co., d/b/a Hartung Glass Industries; All Star Glass, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Superior Windshield Installation, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Jovi, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, t/a Easton Area Glass; Engineered Glass Walls, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Bailes Glass Co.; Interstate Glass Distributors, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Orlando Auto Top, Inc.; Mayflower Sales Co., Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Cardinal IG; Reed's Body Shop, Inc.; Beletz Brothers Glass Company, Inc.; Complast, Inc.; Western States Glass, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Grimes Auto Glass, Inc.; D & S Glass Services, Inc.; George Brown & Son Glass Works, Inc.; Thermal Chek, Inc.; Mobile Glass, Inc., individually and as a representative of a class; Jeld-Wen, Inc., an Oregon corporation; Jeld-Wen Canada Limited, a Canadian corporation; Jeld-Wen Arizona, Inc., an Arizona corporation; Avanti Industries, Inc., an Arizona corporation; Lakewood City Glass, Inc.; Carolina Mirror; Allstate Insurance Company; Allstate Indemnity Company, v. Pilkington PLC; Pilkington Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., Inc.; AFG Industries, Inc.; Guardian Industries Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.; Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., Inc.; Ashai Glass Co., Ltd.; Ford Motor Co.; Pilkington Holdings; Ashai Glass America, Inc.; United States of America (Intervenor in D.C.) (D.C. No. 97-mc-00550). *Edward Bryant, Appellant, *Ronald W. Skeddle, Appellant. *Pursuant to Rule 12(a), F.R.A.P.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed April 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Murray (Argued), Berkman, Gordon, Murray & DeVan, Cleveland, OH, Attorney for Appellant, Edward Bryant.

Michael S. Sommer (Argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, New York, NY, Attorney for Appellant, Ronald W. Skeddle.

David E. Romine (Argued) Fine, Kaplan & Black, Philadelphia, PA, Robert N. Kaplan, Kaplan, Fox & Kilsheimer, New York, NY, Attorneys for Appellees, Brian S. Nelson, d/b/a Jamestown Glass Service; Mel's Auto Glass, Inc.; A. Waxman & Co., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Designer Windows, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Moses Moore All Glass Aspects, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; AAA Glass, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, d/b/a The Glass Doctor; The Lurie Companies, Inc.; VSTB Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Perfecto Auto Glass & Upholstery and its successors; Port City Glass & Mirror, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; County Auto Glass, Inc., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Gerard J. Clabbers, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Kirschner Corporation, Inc., t/a Berwyn Glass Company, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; All Star Glass, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Superior Windshield Installation, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Jovi, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, t/a Easton Area Glass; Engineered Glass Walls, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Bailes Glass Co.; Interstate Glass Distributors, Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Mayflower Sales Co., Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Cardinal IG; Reed's Body Shop, Inc.; Beletz Brothers Glass Company, Inc.; Complast, Inc.; Western States Glass, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated; Grimes Auto Glass, Inc.; D & S Glass Services, Inc.; George Brown & Son Glass Works, Inc.; Thermal Chek, Inc.

David J. Hickton, John G. Wall, Burns, White & Hickton, Pittsburgh, PA, Peter S. Ehrlichman, Michael K. Vaska, Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, Seattle, WA, Attorneys for Appellees, Jeld-Wen, Inc., an Oregon corporation; Jeld-Wen Canada Limited, a Canadian corporation; Jeld-Wen Arizona, Inc., an Arizona corporation; Avanti Industires, Inc., an Arizona corporation.

David J. Armstrong, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, PA, Paul M. Dodyk, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, NY, Attorneys for Appellee, PPG Industries, Inc.

Before: SCIRICA and BARRY, Circuit Judges, and MUNLEY, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order compelling document production from a nonparty witness in a consolidated, multidistrict class action. The principal issue is whether a nonparty witness may appeal a discovery order without a citation for contempt.

I.

In 1995, a federal grand jury indicted Ronald Skeddle and Edward Bryant for conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, and money laundering. Skeddle had been...

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