Capitol Vending Co. v. Baker

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is a motion by James E. Webb, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to vacate a subpoena served on him requiring him' to appear for the taking of his deposition in this action to which he is not a party.

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide for broad and liberal discovery, among them the right to take the deposition of any prospective witness. Nevertheless, the discovery is not unbridled or unlimited. For example, to take an extreme illustration, a litigant may not pick somebody at random, summon him before a notary public…