District Court, S.D. New York October 24, 1949 (Mulligan v. United States)

RIFKIND, District Judge.

In this action, which is in admiralty, respondents move for an order vacating libellant’s notice to take the deposition upon oral examination of officers, agents, and employees in charge of the steamship Daniel Hiester, for purpose of discovery. The question presented is whether the practice in admiralty authorizes such discovery procedure.