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In the decision ''In re Dinnan'', 661 F.2d 426 (5th Cir. 1981), the [[Fifth Circuit]] held there is no academic privilege in [[peer review]] materials; such material must be produced in [[discovery]] in federal litigation.

In the decision of ''In re Dinnan'', 661 F.2d 426 (5th Cir. 1981), the [[Fifth Circuit]] held there is no academic privilege in [[peer review]] materials; such material must be produced in [[discovery]] in federal litigation.

Specifically, the Court held that there is no such privilege as an "academic privilege," and the Court ordered a professor to disclose his vote concerning a tenure decision.  The Court explained:

Specifically, the Court held that there is no such privilege as an "academic privilege," and the Court ordered a professor to disclose his vote concerning a tenure decision.  The Court explained: