Legal Opinion
United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in City & County of San Francisco
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 9, 1959No. 36669PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEIGERT, District Judge.
In this eminent domain action, defendant has sought, pursuant to Rule 34, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U. S.C.A., the production of documents prepared by government appraisers for the purpose of valuing the particular parcels of land involved.
The government has filed objections to the discovery of these appraisers’ reports upon the ground that they contain important opinionative material and expert conclusions, the product of the professional mental processes of hired real estate appraisers.
Rule 34 was designed to afford liberal discovery, upon the showing of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. Certain Parcels of LandDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1953
- Walsh v. Reynolds Metals Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1954
- United States v. Certain Acres of Land in Decatur & Seminole CountiesDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1955
- United States v. 6.82 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1955
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Harry E. Hoover v. The United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. SteinkrausNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Republic of Ecuador v. for the Issuance of a Subpoena Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782(A)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- United States v. 23.76 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1963
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. SpruellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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