Columbia Broadcasting Systems, Inc. v. United States District Court For The Central District Of California

729 F.2d 1174 10 Media L. Rep. 1529 COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC., Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, and United States of America and John Z. DeLorean, Real Parties in Interest. No. 83-7790. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued, Submitted and Decided Oct. 23, 1983. Filed April 6, 1984. Jack B. Purcell, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., for CBS Inc. Stephen E. Trott, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for U.S.D.C. for Central California. Howard L. Weitzman, Weitzman & Re, Los Angeles, Cal., for DeLorean. Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before GOODWIN, NORRIS, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. NORRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 The Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS) contends that a district court order temporarily restraining CBS from "disseminating and/or broadcasting any portion of any and all government surveillance tapes generated in the investigation and prosecution of the matter entitled United States of America v. John Z. DeLorean " violates the network's rights under the first amendment. We agree and…