United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc.

United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc.

Argued March 2, 1983
Decided June 30, 1983
Full case name United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc.
Docket nos. 81-1032
Citations

463 U.S. 418 (more)

Argument Oral argument
Opinion announcement Opinion announcement
Holding
Attorneys in the Civil Division of the Justice Department and their assistants and staff may not obtain automatic (A)(i) disclosure of grand jury materials for use in a civil suit, but must instead seek a (C)(i) court order for access to such materials.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Brennan, joined by White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens
Dissent Burger, joined by Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor
Laws applied
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc., 463 U.S. 418 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning whether United States Department of Justice Civil Division attorneys were required to show particularized need in order to obtain disclosure.

Opinion of the Court

In an opinion delivered by Justice Brennan, the Court decided in favor of Sells Engineering.


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