james-carroll-v-southwestern-bell-corporation-southwestern-bell-telephone , 982 F.2d 1255 ( 1993 )


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  • 982 F.2d 1255

    James CARROLL, Appellant,
    v.
    SOUTHWESTERN BELL CORPORATION; Southwestern Bell Telephone
    Company; Sickness and Accident Disability Benefits Plan,
    Medical Plan; Group Life Insurance Plan; The Benefit Plan
    Committee of the Sickness and Accident Disability Benefits
    Plan; The Employee Benefit Committee of the Pension Plan, Appellees.

    No. 92-3189.

    United States Court of Appeals,
    Eighth Circuit.

    Jan. 11, 1993.

    1

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

    2

    Appellant's motion to seal his opening brief on appeal and Volumes I and IV of his appendix is granted.

    3

    JOHN R. GIBSON, dissenting.

    4

    I respectfully dissent.

    5

    This case involves a dispute over attorneys' fees in an ERISA claim that was settled. All of the settlement papers in the ERISA claim were sealed by the district court.

    6

    I feel strongly that the business of the courts is public business. I would require the parties to air their dispute in public. This case does not involve trade secrets, just a desire to keep the terms of a settlement secret. This the parties may do, but when they ask the court's blessing, they ask too much. I have serious concerns about propriety of the district court order sealing the terms of the settlement. This court should not perpetuate this ruling.

Document Info

Docket Number: 92-3189

Citation Numbers: 982 F.2d 1255

Filed Date: 1/11/1993

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 3/3/2016