Konczakowski v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.

HERLANDS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs’ objection to defendants’ motion for production of certain *362items under Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. is that the income tax returns requested by defendants are privileged. Plaintiffs are in error as to this contention. The law is well-settled that income tax returns are not privileged from discovery and production under Rule 34. Orange County Theatres, Inc. v. Levy, D.C.S.D.N.Y. 1938, 26 F.Supp. 416; Judson v. Buckley, D.C.S.D.N.Y.1940, 3 Fed.Rules Serv. 395; Nola Electric, Inc. v. Reilly, D.C. S.D.N.Y.1950, 11 F.R.D. 103;…