10 Cited authorities

Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court
482 U.S. 522 (1987) Cited 589 times 30 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the Hague Convention did not deprive the District Court of the jurisdiction it would otherwise possess to order a foreign national party before it to produce evidence physically located within a signatory nation"
Cook v. United States
288 U.S. 102 (1933) Cited 120 times
Recognizing this principle, but finding it inapplicable where beyond the territorial limits placed upon the government's authority by treaty
Xerox Corp. v. U.S.
423 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2005) Cited 14 times 1 Legal Analyses
In Xerox and Corrpro, we held that, for there to be a "protestable decision" giving rise to § 1581(a) Trade Court jurisdiction, claims under § 1520(d) must be timely filed within one year of importation.
The Chinese Exclusion Case
130 U.S. 581 (1889) Cited 221 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that Congress's constitutionally devised powers to control immigration, among other powers, are "restricted in their exercise only by the constitution itself and considerations of public policy and justice which control, more or less, the conduct of all civilized nations"
Laker Airways Ltd. v. Pan American World Airways
103 F.R.D. 42 (D.D.C. 1984) Cited 14 times
Plaintiff airline, in an antitrust action, brought a motion to compel discovery against German airline, and German airline moved for a protective order concerning the depositions of its vice chairman and its former chairman. The District Court, Harold H. Greene, J., held that: (1) production of documents involving substantive matters could not be precluded by German airline on grounds that subject matter jurisdiction was likely to be lacking and that complaint might fail to state claims upon which
United States v. Decker
600 F.2d 733 (9th Cir. 1979) Cited 14 times
In Decker, criminal defendants appealed their convictions pursuant to a statute prohibiting violation of the treaty regulations of an international commission, contending that the convictions were outside statutory language limiting the scope of criminal liability.
Swearingen v. United States
565 F. Supp. 1019 (D. Colo. 1983) Cited 8 times
In Swearingen v. United States, 565 F.Supp. 1019 (D. Col. 1983), the district court reached the same result we rendered in McCain v. Commissioner, 81 T.C. 918 (1983), but based its holding on a different analysis.
In re Fotochrome, Inc.
377 F. Supp. 26 (E.D.N.Y. 1974) Cited 9 times
Construing former bankruptcy statute
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 94,949 times 653 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 69 - Execution
Fed. R. Civ. P. 69 Cited 3,946 times 6 Legal Analyses
Adopting state law for procedures to execute judgments and obtain relevant discovery

International Thunderbird Gaming Corporation v. United Mexican States

10 Cited authorities

Holding that "the Hague Convention did not deprive the District Court of the jurisdiction it would otherwise possess to order a foreign national party before it to produce evidence physically located within a signatory nation"

Recognizing this principle, but finding it inapplicable where beyond the territorial limits placed upon the government's authority by treaty

In Xerox and Corrpro, we held that, for there to be a "protestable decision" giving rise to § 1581(a) Trade Court jurisdiction, claims under § 1520(d) must be timely filed within one year of importation.

Holding that Congress's constitutionally devised powers to control immigration, among other powers, are "restricted in their exercise only by the constitution itself and considerations of public policy and justice which control, more or less, the conduct of all civilized nations"

In Decker, criminal defendants appealed their convictions pursuant to a statute prohibiting violation of the treaty regulations of an international commission, contending that the convictions were outside statutory language limiting the scope of criminal liability.

In Swearingen v. United States, 565 F.Supp. 1019 (D. Col. 1983), the district court reached the same result we rendered in McCain v. Commissioner, 81 T.C. 918 (1983), but based its holding on a different analysis.

Construing former bankruptcy statute

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Adopting state law for procedures to execute judgments and obtain relevant discovery