Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Rio Algom Ltd.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 15, 1980No. 76 C 3830; MDL Nos. 342, 342-APublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
MARSHALL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Westinghouse Electric Corporation has renewed its motion for the entry of an order exercising control over non-party discovery. Westinghouse requests that we enter an order purportedly pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407(b) requiring that all non-party discovery disputes be presented to us for resolution regardless of the district in which the discovery is being conducted and the dispute arises. A similar motion was made in the fall of 1979. On November 13, 1979 we made known our willingness to entertain any motion brought pursuant to Rules 26(c),…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Bank of Texas v. Computer Statistics, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1973
- Socialist Workers Party v. Attorney GeneralDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
- In Re Uranium Industry Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1978
- In Re IBM Peripheral EDP Devices Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1976
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