United States v. American Optical Co.

(serving by designation).

Defendants in this civil antitrust suit have moved under Fed.R.Civ.P. 34 for production of the grand jury transcripts of the testimony of all those persons who have been named by plaintiff as prospective witnesses, including those whose names have been since withdrawn. The grand jury in question returned an indictment against defendants and a corporate officer of each. Subsequent to the return of this indictment, the Government instituted the present civil action; and thereafter the Court, on defendants’ motion, stayed the criminal proceeding pending the outcome of…