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· 3/31/1958

Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology v. Watson

Citations

  • 162 F. Supp. 617
  • 117 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 224
  • 1958 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2949

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that a sensible approach is to limit the number of interrogatories by groups rather than parties
  • stating that the foregoing was lacking from the plaintiffs in this case, suggesting that the court would have proceeded with a bellwether-oriented discovery process had the plaintiffs availed the court of this information
  • discussing Wright & Miller as the “more sensible approach” than the textualist reading
  • finding a limit 25 interrogatories per side to be “a more sensible approach”
  • “In this case, even if the interrogatories do not exceed the number permitted by rule, they are abusive.”
  • the “more sensible approach” is to impose limitation based on “sides” 21 rather than “parties”

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Judges: McGarraghy

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