The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Cannone, 528 F.2d 296 (2nd Cir. 1976):
For a similar discussion of the government's arguments in support of its contention that district courts lack the general authority to compel pretrial disclosure of the identity of government witnesses, see United States v. Jackson, 508 F.2d 1001, 1005--07 (7th Cir. 1975), petition for rehearing denied, 508 F.2d 1001 (7th Cir. 1975).
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