Manitoba Commission of Inquiry v. Zeigler

OPINION

Pursuant to a Letter of Request from the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba, Canada, *512the District Court for the Northern District of California entered an order appointing commissioners to take testimony respecting the Pas Forestry and Industrial Complex, a multi-million dollar project in Manitoba. The Letter of Request established that those whose appointment was sought were a duly constituted Commission of Inquiry under the authority of the Manitoba Evidence Act.

Pursuant to the order of the District Court, the commissioners so appointed caused a subpoena to be…