Rocky Mountain Bank - Gmail Update - Judge Ware Denies MediaPost's Motion to Intervene and MediaPost Appeals
I previously blogged about an incident where a judge in the Northern District of California ordered a gmail account shut down due to an errant transmission of sensitive financial information of Rocky Mountain Bank through (or to) a gmail account. See additional coverage at TechDirt, BNA's TechLaw, and Wired.
The parties ultimately resolved the dispute, but MediaPost sought to intervene to find out exactly what happened and what steps Google took. The court denied MediaPost's motion to intervene. Access Judge Ware's ruling at Scribd here. MediaPost has appealed.
I don't know what MediaPosts's chances are on appeal. My gut says not so good. Appeals are tough to begin with, but here a third party is trying to intervene in a case that the underlying parties have settled. There's obviously significant public interest issues lurking in the background, but I can see an appeals court leaving those for another day. I am personally curious to see what happened behind the scenes and would love to see MediaPost shed some light on the situation.
I don't know what MediaPosts's chances are on appeal. My gut says not so good. Appeals are tough to begin with, but here a third party is trying to intervene in a case that the underlying parties have settled. There's obviously significant public interest issues lurking in the background, but I can see an appeals court leaving those for another day. I am personally curious to see what happened behind the scenes and would love to see MediaPost shed some light on the situation.
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