Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

GURFEIN, District Judge.

This motion raises some interesting questions concerning the extent of the discovery allowed of independent certified public accountants under Fed.R.Civ.P. 26.

The motion pursuant to Rule 45(d)(1) by the third-party defendant FMC Corporation (“FMC”) is to compel production of certain documents by Price Waterhouse and Company (“Price Water-house”), the auditors for plaintiff Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company, Inc. (“Inspiration”), pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum served during the voluntary deposition of Bruce Smith of Price Waterhouse. The documents relate to…