33 U.S.C. § 924
Section 924 · Witnesses
Amended 4 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Brown Badgett, Inc. v. Jennings (1988)
Most recently applied in Brown Badgett, Inc. v. Jennings (March 1988)
No person shall be required to attend as a witness in any proceeding before a deputy commissioner at a place outside of the State of his residence and more than one hundred miles from his place of residence, unless his lawful mileage and fee for one day's attendance shall be first paid or tendered to him; but the testimony of any witness may be taken by deposition or interrogatories according to the rules of practice of the Federal district court for the judicial district in which the case is pending (or of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia if the case is pending in the District).
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
As originally enacted, this section contained a reference to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Act June 25, 1936, substituted “the district court of the United States for the District of Columbia” for “the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia”, and act June 25, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, substituted “United States District Court for the District of Columbia” for “district court of the United States for the District of Columbia”.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Depositions and discovery, see rule 26 et seq. of Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.