Legal Opinion

Sparton Corp. v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided August 9, 1999No. 92-580CPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MEROW, Senior Judge.

This patent infringement dispute is before the Court upon defendant’s November 10, 1998 motion to quash the Notice of Deposition naming Louis Allahut, Esq. as the proposed deponent. Defendant argues that since Mr. Allahut previously served as its attorney in this matter, plaintiff must preliminarily justify the propriety and need for the requested deposition by demonstrating that the testimony is relevant, crucial to the case and not available through any other means. Urging the Court to find there has been no such showing, defendant asks for a protective order…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. United States v. Paul A. BilzerianCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Eden Isle Marina, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
  2. Blue Lake Forest Products, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
  3. Lakeland Partners, L.L.C. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
  4. Ag-Innovations, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2008
  5. Estate of Rubinstein v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011

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