Legal Opinion
Daniels v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 30, 1986No. 85 Civ. 7789 (LLS)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff sues the National Passenger Railroad Corporation under the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 52-60, and the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, alleging that he suffered personal injuries while in the defendant’s employ. Plaintiff has moved for an order compelling defendant to allow him to view any photographs, movies or videotapes of plaintiff in defendant’s possession. The motion is granted.
The federal discovery rules were designed to encourage liberal pre-trial disclosure in order to make trial “less a game of blindman’s bluff and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Gary Plastic Packaging Corporation v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Snead v. American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,475 Schlesinger Investment Partnership v. Fluor Corporation and Fluor Acquisition CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Koster v. Chase Manhattan BankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Betty U. Chiasson v. Zapata Gulf Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Moak v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Fisher v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1993
- Rofail v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2005
- Gordon v. Target Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 2016
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