Case: United States v. Maine et al.
Abbreviation: United States v. Maine
Decision Date: 1970-06-08
Docket Number: No. 35
Citation: 398 U.S. 947
Volume: 398
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: United States v. Maine et al.
Judges: Mr. Justice Douglas took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions.
Pages: 947–947

Head Matter:
No. 35,
Orig.
United States v. Maine et al.
[For earlier order herein, see 395 U. S. 955..]

Opinion:
Motions for the appointment of a Special Master granted. It is ordered that Honorable Albert B. Maris, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, be, and he is hereby, appointed Special Master in this case with authority to fix the time and conditions for the filing of additional pleadings and to direct subsequent proceedings, and with authority to summon witnesses, issue subpoenas, and take such evidence as may be introduced and such as he may deem it necessary to call for. The Master is directed to submit such reports as he may deem appropriate.
The Master shall be allowed his actual expenses. The allowances to him, the compensation paid to his technical, stenographic, and clerical assistants, the cost of printing his report, and all other proper expenses shall be charged against and be borne by the parties in such proportion as the Court hereafter may direct.
It is further ordered that if the position of Special Master in this case becomes vacant during a recess of Court, The Chief Justice shall have authority to make a new designation which shall have the same effect as if originally made by the Court herein.
Mr. Justice Douglas took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions.