Legal Opinion
McLean v. Prudential Steamship Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 28, 1965No. Civ. A. Nos. 4481-4482-4484-4485PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
The important procedural question presented in these cases may be stated as follows:
Is it proper for a party to request the Clerk—and may he demand action by the Clerk without order of Court—to issue a subpoena duces tecum under Rule 45(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, requiring the production of documents at a stated time and place without giving notice to any other party in the action and without any thought of taking the deposition of the individual served with the subpoena duces tecum?
The background of these cases may be summarized briefly. Each…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- Mortgage Information Services, Inc. v. KitchensDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2002
- Federal Trade Commission v. Gibson Products of San Antonio, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Dart Industries, Inc. v. Liquid Nitrogen Processing Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1970
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