UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEAL
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 98-10324
UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC., ET AL
Plaintiffs,
VERSUS
PENNZOIL COMPANY,
Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee,
VERSUS
FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM,
Movant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.
Appeals from the United States District Court
For the Northern District of Texas
(4:97-CV-509)
June 9, 1998
Before DUHÉ, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:1
On the facts of this case, even if the public has a right to
know the contents of the transcript of the closed hearing, that
right does not outweigh Pennzoil’s right to privacy of its
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
confidential business plan. Therefore, it was an abuse of
discretion for the district court not to make the additional
redactions asked for by Pennzoil. Accordingly, the judgment of the
district court ordering the release of the redacted transcript is
vacated, the case is remanded to the district court with
instructions that it make the additional redactions to the
transcript requested by Pennzoil and then order the release of the
redacted transcript.
JUDGMENT VACATED AND CASE REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
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