Wirtz v. Rosenthal
Wirtz v. Rosenthal
Opinion of the Court
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, appeals from the dismissal of a suit filed by the Secretary to enjoin violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 52 Stat. 1060 (1938), as amended 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (1964).
The dismissal was entered under Rule 37(b) (2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because the Secretary declined to comply with an order of the district court requiring him to produce certain investigative reports and statements for inspection and copying by de
Having in view the limitations on the “informer’s privilege,” as set forth in Roviaro; the findings of fact of the trial court on the question of “good cause,” which findings are not clearly erroneous; and the wide discretion vested in the district court in balancing the public interest in maintaining the privilege as against the necessity of obtaining the information in order to achieve a fair trial; we hold that, under the particular circumstances of this case, the district court did not err.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- W. Willard WIRTZ, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. William ROSENTHAL, individually and doing business as Cal Classic Furniture Manufacturing Company, and Lynard of California, Inc., a corporation
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- Status
- Published