Legal Opinion
In re Boland
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 21, 1978No. Misc. No. 78-0203PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This cause comes before the Court upon a verified petition1 to take depositions prior to the filing of an action, pursuant to Rule 27(a)(1), F.R.Civ.P., which provides that:
A person who desires to perpetuate his own testimony or that of another person regarding any matter that may be cognizable in any court of the United States may file a verified petition in the United States district court in the district of the residence of any expected adverse party. The petition shall be entitled in the name of the petitioner and shall show: 1, that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Richard A. Ash, on Behalf of Himself, and on Behalf of Bethelehem Steel Corporation v. Stewart S. Cort, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation, NominalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Shirley DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otto E. PASSMAN, Congressman of the United States, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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