Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders
437 U.S. 340 (1978) Cited 4,595 times 21 Legal AnalysesHolding that that the production of putative class members' names pursuant to Federal Rule 26 was not "within the scope of legitimate discovery."
Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
392 F.3d 812 (5th Cir. 2004) Cited 446 timesHolding that the district court erred in quashing a subpoena without providing justification
Miscellaneous Docket v. Miscellaneous Docket
197 F.3d 922 (8th Cir. 1999) Cited 285 timesHolding district court did not abuse its discretion in quashing a subpoena to depose a CEO where the deposition would have been irrelevant and harmful
Exxon Shipping Co. v. U.S. Dept. of Interior
34 F.3d 774 (9th Cir. 1994) Cited 223 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that nonparty subpoenas under Rules 26 and 45 fall within the APA's waiver of sovereign immunity for all actions seeking nonmonetary relief
Ameristar Jet v. Signal Composites
244 F.3d 189 (1st Cir. 2001) Cited 38 timesHolding that the Court would not permit the requesting party to go on a "'fishing expedition,' with the mere 'hope'" that it would obtain information it was seeking
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 102,163 times 702 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 45 - Subpoena
Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 Cited 17,929 times 113 Legal AnalysesHolding that a subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition "within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person"
Rule 30 - Depositions by Oral Examination
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 Cited 17,140 times 139 Legal AnalysesUpholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely