Foltz v. State Farm
On June 18, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a trial court ruling that permitted the blanket sealing of discovery materials and court records in a consumer fraud case against State Farm Insurance Company. We intervened in the case on behalf of several non-profit groups that monitor insurance fraud, urging the Court to rule as it did. We also succeeded in having the case file, which had been removed from the courthouse and erased from the court’s data based, restored to the public docket. Portland, Oregon’s Matthew Whitman and Kathryn Clarke, and Public Justice Attorney Leslie Brueckner were co-counsel.
Case Documents
Opening brief
Our Reply
Our Reply to the Response that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. filed under seal on November 8, to the Brief of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) in Support of its Motion to Intervene, Vacate or Modify Protective Order and Seek Public Access to Documents.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County
Docket: MER-L-003052-99Our memo
Our memo (HTML format) in support of motion to unseal records which have been almost completely erased from the public record.
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Docket: CV-94-6293-HOOur memorandum
Our memorandum (HTML format) in support of renewed motion to unseal court records.
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Docket: CV-94-6293-HO
