Schlagenhauf v. Holder

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Schlagenhauf v. Holder
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Decided November 23, 1964
Full case nameSchlagenhauf v. Holder
Citations379 U.S. 104 ( more )
Holding
Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows courts to order a defendant to submit to a medical examination.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black  · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark  · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr.  · Potter Stewart
Byron White  · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityGoldberg, joined by Warren, Brennan, Stewart, White
Concur/dissentBlack, joined by Clark
Concur/dissentDouglass
DissentHarlan II

Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 379 U.S. 104 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows courts to order a defendant to submit to a medical examination. [1] [2] The case came to stand for the notion that mandamus can be appropriate when there is a recurring dispute over interpretations of the Rules. [3]

References

  1. Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 379 U.S. 104 (1964)
  2. Mishkin, Paul J. (1965). "The Supreme Court, 1964 Term" . Harvard Law Review. 79 (1): 168–170. doi:10.2307/1338859. ISSN   0017-811X. JSTOR   1338859.
  3. Salpeter, Alan N.; Salomon, Richard A.; Jacobs, Caryn (1987). "Discovery from Those at the Top". Litigation. 13 (4): 18. ISSN   0097-9813. JSTOR   29759186.