Pratt v. United States

This is a patent case in which plaintiff under Rule 38 (b) of procedure adopted by this Court December 14, 1937, has filed separate motions for a bill of particulars and for interrogatories. The rule reads as follows:

In any patent case, within 60 days from the filing of the general traverse (unless the time be otherwise extended by the Court) either party may file motions for interrogatories or bills of particular, or both, in order to prevent surprise and to suitably frame the issues to be met.

This rule was enacted by the Court under the authority given it by sec. 157 of the Judicial Code…