Schlagenhauf v. Holder

Holding that "good cause" standard of Fed. R. Civ. P. 35 requires "affirmative showing by the movant"

Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court

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"

G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Joseph Oat Corp.

Holding that sanctions cannot be based on a party's refusal to make a monetary offer

Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance Pour le Commerce Exterieur v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

Holding that the French government, as the "principal" of the entity bringing the lawsuit, should be treated as a party for discovery purposes, but declining to issue an order to compel as a matter of comity

Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Nevins v. Bryan

Holding that challenged actions were voidable and that equitable defenses barred plaintiff's challenge

Meyer v. Souther Pacific Lines

In Meyer, 199 F.R.D. at 615, Amtrak unsuccessfully argued that it did not have a duty to provide adequate warning devices at a rail crossing where it lacked a property interest.

Afros S.P.A. v. Krauss-Maffei Corp.

Finding relationship between subsidiary, who is exclusive seller for parent, and parent "very close" because subsidiary was wholly owned by parent, parent's board had substantial oversight, key decisions rested with parent, and documents were previously provided and within subsidiaries reach

In re Uranium Antitrust Litigation

Holding that formalities separating two corporations could not be used as a screen to disguise the coordinated nature of their enterprise

U.S. v. Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Holding that an employee could not be held liable for a breach of contract action because of the strong public policy supporting whistleblower action in FCA cases

Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Rule 45 - Subpoena

Holding 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

Upholding 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

Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Rule 34 - Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes

Finding that the rules related to electronic discovery were "not meant to create a routine right of direct access to a party's electronic information system, although such access may be justified in some circumstances."

Section 141 - Board of directors; powers; number, qualifications, terms and quorum; committees; classes of directors; nonstock corporations; reliance upon books; action without meeting; removal

Permitting action without a meeting if the board consents