Legal Opinion
Benford v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 28, 1983No. Civ. A. No. N-79-2386PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHROP, Senior District Judge.
MEMORANDUM
In this action, the movant, Benjamin J. Guthrie, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, asks this Court to quash a subpoena duces tecum. The subpoena requests that he produce documents and other evidence relevant to this case which are under his custodianship.1
The facts underlying this decision are not complex, nor are they in dispute. On March 22, 1982,2 this Court issued the sub*41poena in question and it was duly served on the Clerk of the House, as a non-party witness, at his office in the United States Capitol.3 Shortly thereafter, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Nixon v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In re Johnson & JohnsonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1973
- Benford v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1982
- SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Windsor v. MartindaleDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1997
- Hall v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2005
- In Re GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Doe v. HersemannDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1994
- Benford v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1983
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