Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit July 15, 1981, Nos. 1012 to 1014, Dockets 80-7392, 80-7670 and 80-7672 (Encoder Communications, Inc. v. Telegen, Inc.)

OAKES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a complex of procedural questions arising out of pretrial maneuvers in a case commenced in August *2001972 in the Supreme Court of New York and removed by the defendants to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The district court, Charles S.