Bowman Dairy Co. v. United States

Petitioners were indicted for a violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act-. Before the case was set for trial, each petitioner filed a motion under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 2 for an order requiring the

United States to produce for inspection all books, papers, documents, or objects obtained from petitioners and obtained by seizure or process from others. An agreed order was entered by the court and the Government fully complied therewith. The validity of this order is not in question.

Petitioners also moved under Rule 17 (c) 3 for an order directing the Government at a time…