District Court, E.D. Virginia January 28, 1965, Civ. A. Nos. 4481-4482-4484-4485 (McLean v. Prudential Steamship Co.)

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

The important procedural question presented in these cases may be stated as follows:

Is it proper for a party to request the Clerk—and may he demand action by the Clerk without order of Court—to issue a subpoena duces tecum under Rule 45(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, requiring the production of documents at a stated time and place without giving