Miner v. Atlass

Miner v. Atlass
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1960
Full case name	Miner v. Atlass
Citations	363 U.S. 641 ( more )
Holding
A court of admiralty has no inherent power, independent of any statute or rule, to order the taking of depositions for the purpose of discovery.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black  · Felix Frankfurter William O. Douglas  · Tom C. Clark John M. Harlan II  · William J. Brennan Jr. Charles E. Whittaker  · Potter Stewart

Miner v. Atlass, 363 U.S. 641(1960), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a court of admiralty has no inherent power, independent of any statute or rule, to order the taking of depositions for the purpose of discovery. The court also held that the local rule authorizing the deposition was invalid. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Miner v. Atlass, 363 U.S. 641 (1960).
2. Admiralty—Discovery Depositions, 35 Tul. L. Rev. 237.

External links

• Text of Miner v. Atlass, 363 U.S. 641(1960) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .