Seattle Times Company v. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, United States of America and Stella Nickell, Real Parties in Interest. Hearst Corporation v. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, United States of America and Stella Nickell, Real Parties in Interest

845 F.2d 1513 56 USLW 2647 , 56 USLW 2672 , 15 Media L. Rep. 1273 SEATTLE TIMES COMPANY, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, United States of America and Stella Nickell, Real Parties in Interest. HEARST CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, United States of America and Stella Nickell, Real Parties in Interest. Nos. 88-7038, 88-7046. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 17, 1988. Unpublished Order Feb. 29, 1988. Decided April 20, 1988. As Amended May 13, 1988. P. Cameron DeVore, Davis, Wright & Jones, Seattle, Wash., for petitioner Seattle Times Co. David Utevsky, Seattle, Wash. for petitioner Hearst Corp. Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Wash., for real party in interest Stella Nickell. Joanne Y. Maida, Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for real party in interest U.S. Petition for Writ of Mandamus to United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before KOELSCH, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: 1 The Seattle Times Company ("Times") and…