Legal Opinion

In Re Gurnsey's Petition

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 31, 1963No. Civ. A. 2547-63PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This Court granted an ex parte order without a hearing to perpetuate the testimony of a prospective witness pursuant to Rule 2-7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The case is now before the Court on a contested motion to substitute another witness for the witness named in the original order and another contested motion to vacate the original order.

The petitioner is an employee of the Federal Government. He was in a probationary status and, therefore, was not entitled to all of the protection and safeguards extended by the various Civil Service Acts. He was…

2Cases cited1 opinion

Vogel v. GruazSupreme Court of the United States · 1884

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