Walsh v. Chittenden Corp.

2 Citing cases

  1. In re Vescio

    208 B.R. 122 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1997)   Cited 5 times

    More important, we did not discover in this document any "secrets" of government employees.         Finally, it is Fed's "burden to establish the existence and applicability of the privilege," Walsh v. Chittenden, 799 F.Supp. 405, 407 (D.Vt.1992). We were not shown and did not find the " 'precise and certain reasons for preserving the confidentiality of the governmental communication,' necessary both to overcome the plaintiff's patent need to examine the records and to dispel the court's reluctance to interfere with the truth-seeking process."

  2. In re Vescio

    Case No. 96-10153, Adv. Pro. No. 96-1015 (Bankr. D. Vt. Apr. 28, 1997)

    More important, we did not discover in this document any "secrets" of government employees. Finally, it is Fed's "burden to establish the existence and applicability of the privilege," Walsh v. Chittenden, 799 F. Supp. 405, 407 (D.Vt. 1992). We were not shown and did not find the "`precise and certain reasons for preserving the confidentiality of the governmental communication,' necessary both to overcome the plaintiff's patent need to examine the records and to dispel the court's reluctance to interfere with the truth-seeking process."