Schlagenhauf v. Holder | |
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Decided November 23, 1964 | |
Full case name | Schlagenhauf v. Holder |
Citations | 379 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 | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Goldberg, joined by Warren, Brennan, Stewart, White |
Concur/dissent | Black, joined by Clark |
Concur/dissent | Douglass |
Dissent | Harlan 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]