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SCM Societa Commerciale S.P.A. v. Industrial & Commercial Research Corp.

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided August 27, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 3-75-0108-FPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*111ORDER

ROBERT W. PORTER, District Judge.

Once again this Court has been called in to arbitrate the no show and no tell discovery games engaged in by the parties to this lawsuit. I should emphasize at the outset that this is not the only game in town. The fact pattern hereinafter recited has repeatedly surfaced in other litigation during my tenure on the bench. In fact, I have often thought that if the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were in effect in 1492 the Indians undoubtedly would have made a motion to suppress Columbus’ discovery.

This case commenced on January 27, 1975. Highlights of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wade v. Mississippi Cooperative Extension ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1974

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Mid-West Paper Products Co. v. Continental Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  3. Robbins v. Camden City Board of EducationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
  4. Owen v. F. A. Buttrey Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Nunes-Correia v. HaigDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982

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