Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Aeronautical Communications Equipment, Inc. v. Pierce
Aeronautical Commc’ns Equip., Inc. v. Pierce, 371 U.S. 954 (1963)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1963-01-07
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- stating that administrative policy gives priority to the public interest in law enforcement
- staying civil discovery against Government, to prevent defendants in criminal cases from using civil process to discover Government’s criminal case
- discussing contrast between civil and criminal discovery in the context of ruling on a motion to stay
- Rule 55(b) prohibits relieving plaintiff of burden to prove claim against the government where disobeyed discovery order went to collateral matter
- authorizes limiting range of discovery when “ . . .a criminal proceeding is pending or about to be brought . . . . a taxpayer about to be indicted . . . ”
- discussing rationale for Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(e
Citator
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.