Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided November 29, 1976No. Civ. No. B-76-886PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BLAIR, District Judge.

This is a maritime personal injury action brought under the Jones Act. The court has before it a Motion for Protective Order and an objection to interrogatory answers with a motion to compel. The sole question presented by these motions is whether the plaintiff may be deposed by the defendant before the defendant must produce a statement taken from the plaintiff. The court has determined that a hearing on the issue is unnecessary. Local Rule 6.

Since the 1970 Amendments to Rule 26(b)(3), the question is not whether the defendant must produce…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fernandes v. United Fruit Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1970
  2. Parla v. Matson Navigation Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
  3. Smith v. Central Linen Service Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1966
  4. McCoy v. General Motors Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1963

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Charles Miles v. The M/v Mississippi Queen, the Delta Queen Steamboat CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Willard v. Constellation Fishing Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1991
  3. Walls v. International Paper Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 2000
  4. Van Hyning v. HykAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  5. Manske v. UPS CARTAGE SERVICES, INC.District Court, D. Maine · 2011

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