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rt for the Middle District of Tennessee, John T. Nixon, J., 568 F.Supp. 161, denied the law firm's sum-

ge as that provided by common-law attorney-client privilege. La- bor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, § 204, 29 U.S.C.A. § 434. 7. Federal Courts 41=416 On assertion of privilege, against dis- closure, by attorney for employer, district court erroneously applied Tennessee law of attorney-cli

ck centuries—that "the Executive Branch has exclusive authority and absolute discretion to decide whether to prosecute a case." 1/ United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 693, 94 S.Ct. 3090, 41 L.Ed.2d 1039 (1974) (citing Confiscation Cases, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 454, 19 L.Ed. 196 (1869)). 23 *1217 We bel

request filed within the context of an ongoing judicial proceeding, not a vehicle for launching a new and freestanding piece of litigation. 171 Federal Courts 4- Mandamus While a petition for a writ of mandamus is an original application to the Court of Appeals, the writ is not an independent grant of ap

has observed that the executive branch "has exclusive authority and absolute discretion to decide whether to prosecute a case," United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 693, 94 S.Ct. 3090, 41 L.Ed2d 1039 (1974), and the Gov- ernment therefore argues that courts lack jurisdiction to enjoin a criminal

branch from fling indictment. Reversed and remanded. al on Count Five should be reversed. EFTA00191797 178 442 FEDERAL REPORTER, 3d SERIES 1. Federal Courts er•754.1, 814.1 District court's grant or denial of per- manent injunction is reviewed for abuse of discretion, while its underlying legal con- clu

disclosure, the work product doctrine should not be "expansively construed" because it is in "derogation of the search for truth." United States I, Nixon, 418 U.S. EFTA00177850 683, 710 (1974). Law Offices is not the only case to cast doubt on Sporck. See generally P. Grady, Discovery of Computer

- cations with former co-counsel would have harmed attorneys in ongoing litigation. Fed.Rules Civ.Proc.Rule 24(a), 28 U.S.C.App.(2006 Ed.). 2. Federal Courts a=21 Ancillary proceeding to sanction for- mer attorneys' former co-counsel was not warranted in action brought by condomini- um association agains

lege must be narrowly construed because it comes with substantial costs and stands as an obstacle of so to the search for truth. See United State Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 709-10, 94 S. . 3090, 41 L.Ed.2d 1039 (1974). [91[101 The dimensions of the privilege itself are reasonably well honed. The priv-

pt 93I1 Power to Punish, and Proceedings Therefor 93k66 Appeal or Error 93k66O) k. Nature and Form of Remedy and Jurisdiction. Most Cited Cases Federal Courts 170B €556 170B Federal Courts 170BVIII Courts of Appeals 170BVIII(C) Decisions Reviewable 170BVIII(C)1 In General 170B1(554 Nature, Scope and E