Life Music, Inc. v. Honorable David N. Edelstein, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York

Petitioner, Life Music, Inc., is plaintiff in an action in the Southern District of New York seeking treble damages for alleged violation of the antitrust laws on the part of defendants Broadcast Music, Inc. et al. It asks us to direct a writ of mandamus to Judge Edelstein, to whom the action had been assigned as a protracted case pursuant to Rule 2 of the General Rules of the District Court, requiring him to set aside an order purportedly made under F.R.Civ.Proc. 16, tentatively defining the issues. We deny the petition.

The order that petitioner wishes us to direct the judge to vacate was…