Sandra T.e. v. South Berwyn School District 100

United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Argued February 24, 2009
Decided February 25, 2009
Before
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge
DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judge
No. 08‐3344
SANDRA T.E., et al.,
Plaintiffs‐Appellees,
v.
SOUTH BERWYN SCHOOL DISTRICT 100,
Defendant‐Appellant,
and
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP,
Appellant.
Appeal from the
United States District Court
for the Northern District
of Illinois, Eastern Division.
No. 05 CV 473
William J. Hibbler,
Judge.
O R D E R
Appellants Sidley Austin LLP and South Berwyn School District 100 appeal from an
order requiring Sidley to disclose notes and memoranda from interviews of various school‐
district employees and third‐party witnesses conducted as part of an internal investigation
NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

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the School Board retained Sidley to perform. The appeal was argued on February 24, 2009,
and plaintiffs‐appellees have asked us to decide it quickly to assist their preparations for an
August 2009 trial.
We conclude that the materials covered by the district court’s order are protected by
the attorney‐client privilege and the work‐product doctrine. Accordingly, we REVERSE the
district court’s order. An opinion will follow.

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