In re Allegretti

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that petitioners seeking discovery under Rule 27 must (1) “furnish a focused explanation of what they anticipate any testimony would demonstrate”; (2
• observing that Rule 27(a) “cannot be used to discover evidence for the purpose of filing a complaint”
• pronouncing that Rule 27 testimony cannot be used for the purpose of filing a complaint
• citing, inter alia, Ash v. Cort, 512. F2d 909, 912 (3d Cir. 1975) (“Rule 27 is not a substitute for discovery. It is available in special circumstances to preserve testimony which could otherwise be lost.”)
• A petitioner “must make an objective showing that without a Rule 27 hearing, known testimony would otherwise be lost, concealed or destroyed.”
• “Such testimony cannot be used to discover evidence for the purpose of filing a complaint.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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  N.D. New York· 2008-07-07· cited 5×
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Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Richard A. Ash, on Behalf of Himself, and on Behalf of Bethelehem Steel Corporation v. Stewart S. Cort, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Nominal
  Third Circuit· 1975-02-26· cited 86×
• Mosseller v. United States
  Second Circuit· 1946-11-27· cited 51×
• In re Boland
  District of Columbia· 1978-08-21· cited 25×
• State of Nevada v. Hazel R. O'leary, Secretary of Energy
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-08-25· cited 24×
• Texaco, Inc. v. Borda
  Third Circuit· 1967-07-17· cited 21×
• In re Checkosky
  District of Columbia· 1992-04-21· cited 20×
• In Re Gurnsey's Petition
  District of Columbia· 1963-10-31· cited 18×
• In the Matter of Isaac Sims, Jr., in the Matter of Richard Abrams
  Fifth Circuit· 1967-09-28· cited 16×
• In re North Carolina
  S.D. New York· 1975-09-04· cited 12×
• In re Alpha Industries, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1995-01-19· cited 8×

Other cases named In re Allegretti

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• In re Allegretti
  N.D. Illinois· 2018-04-24· cited 2×