Angela K. Hagestad v. Roger C. Tragesser v. Oregon State Bar, Intervenor-Appellant

The Oregon State. Bar (the “State Bar”), as intervenor, appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to compel production of documents and a deposition, and the district court’s grant of defendant-appellee Roger Tragesser’s (“Tragesser”) motions to enforce a settlement agreement and quash service of subpoena, and to seal the court’s file.

BACKGROUND

Angela Hagestad (“Hagestad”) commenced an action in the District of Oregon alleging that Tragesser, a member of the State Bar, had sexual relations with her over a period of seven years when she was a minor. Jurisdiction was predicated on diversity of citizenship. Approximately two years later, Hages-tad filed a complaint against Tragesser with the State Bar, repeating her .allegations of sexual abuse. Some months later Hagestad and Tragesser settled the civil action. Pursuant to the settlement, an order of dismissal was filed on July 14, 1992 (the “Dismissal”). The Dismissal stated in its entirety:

The court did not seal the court records at the time of the settlement or dismissal.

The State Bar subsequently issued a subpoena in its disciplinary investigation of Tra-gesser to Hagestad, requiring her to produce copies of…