Madison-Lewis, Inc., and Gustave Adolph Godinez, for a Writ of Mandamus v. Hon. Lloyd F. MacMahon U. S. District Judge

299 F.2d 256, 1962 U.S. App. LEXIS 5911, 1962 A.M.C. 482

Opinions

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner seeks to set aside an order made in the case of United States v. Madison-Lewis, Inc. and Gustave A. Godinez, defendants. The indictment charged importation of merchandise from a Danish corporation by means of fraudulent and fake invoices. Defendants moved for leave to take the deposition of the manager of a Danish corporation from which defendants had purchased the goods referred to in the indictment. The motion was granted on condition “that Fedania A/S, the proposed deponent, consent in writing to open its files to search and investigation by the United States.”

Though we express ño opinion on whether the district court should grant the motion for the taking of a deposition, we grant the petition for writ of mandamus and direct the district judge to expunge from any order he may make to take the deposition of Fedania A/S the condition that the deponent consent to open its files to search and investigation by the United States.