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In re Investigation by Attorney General of United States, Re Alleged Violations of Federal Anti-Trust Laws

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 9, 1939PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, Circuit Judge.

The motion is to dismiss an appeal on the ground that the order appealed from is interlocutory and not final. The appellant, Cudahy Packing Company, was served with a subpoena commanding it to produce books and records before a grand jury which was making inquiry into violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-7, 15 note. It brought a proceeding to quash the subpoena, asserting that the books and records were so voluminous that the subpoena amounted to unlawful search and seizure under Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652. The district court…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Perlman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  3. Alexander v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Cogen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  5. Ellis v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. National Super Spuds, Inc. v. New York Mercantile ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  3. Dugan & McNamara, Inc. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  4. Palmuth v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
  5. United States v. Fabric Garment Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967

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