Legal Opinion
National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 4, 1976No. 75-1558PublishedCited by 2,106 opinions
1Per curiam
This case arises out of the dismissal, under Fed. Rule Ciy. Proc. 37, of respondents’ antitrust action against petitioners for failure to timely answer written interrogatories as ordered by the District Court. The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the judgment of dismissal, finding that the District Court had abused its discretion. The question presented is whether the Court of Appeals was correct in so concluding. Rule 37 (b) (2) provides in pertinent part as follows:
“If a party . . . fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery . . . the court in which the action is…
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