Legal Opinion
Williams v. Johnson & Johnson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 6, 1970No. 66 Civ. 3650PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
Defendants move for a protective order under Rules 30(b) and 31(d), Fed.R.Civ. P., forbidding plaintiffs or their attorneys from divulging any of the material obtained from defendants through the discovery processes of this court to any persons or firms not directly connected with the preparation of this action for trial.
The exact theories on which defendants seek this relief are not explicitly spelled out but, generally speaking, defendants and their counsel appear to press three contentions. First, defendants suggest that the fruits of discovery in one action…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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