Von Bulow v. Von Bulow

Von Bulow v. Von Bulow, 811 F.2d 136 (2nd Cir. 1987),[1] was a case appealed from a contempt ruling after a United States District Court rejected the claim of a reporter's privilege by Claus von Bulow and Andrea Reynolds.

Von Bulow v. Von Bulow
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Full case nameMartha von Bulow v. Claus von Bulow, et al
ArguedDecember 19, 1986
DecidedFebruary 10, 1987
Citation(s)811 F.2d 136 (2nd Cir. 1987)
55 USLW 2462
7 Fed.R.Serv.3d 389, 22 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 737
13 Media L. Rep. 2041
Case history
Subsequent historyCertiorari denied April 20, 1987, 107 S.Ct. 1891.
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingWilliam Homer Timbers, Thomas Joseph Meskill, Amalya Lyle Kearse
Case opinions
MajorityTimbers, joined by Meskill, Kearse

Reynolds, a paralegal, appealed a contempt ruling after she refused to submit an unpublished document for discovery. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the contempt order. The Court reasoned that a person who had gathered information for private use without the intent to gather the information as part of an investigation for a publication was not entitled to a reporter's privilege.

See also

References

  1. Von Bulow v. Von Bulow, 811 F.2d 136 (2nd Cir. 1987).


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