Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders
437 U.S. 340 (1978) Cited 4,391 times 20 Legal AnalysesHolding that that the production of putative class members' names pursuant to Federal Rule 26 was not "within the scope of legitimate discovery."
Carefirst of Md. v. Carefirst Pregnancy
334 F.3d 390 (4th Cir. 2003) Cited 1,126 timesHolding that district courts have broad discretion in resolving discovery disputes and that "[w]hen a plaintiff offers only speculation or conclusory assertions about contacts with a forum state, a court is within its discretion in denying jurisdictional discovery"
Mylan Labs., Inc. v. Akzo, N.V.
2 F.3d 56 (4th Cir. 1993) Cited 918 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding the plaintiff must prove service of process if challenged
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. ConvaTec Inc.
268 F.R.D. 226 (M.D.N.C. 2010) Cited 171 timesExplaining an "informed suspicion" alone is insufficient to order documents be compelled
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 94,916 times 653 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 502 - Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver
Fed. R. Evid. 502 Cited 5,289 times 147 Legal AnalysesProviding that agreement to limit effect of waiver by disclosure is binding on parties to it
Section 153A-98 - Privacy of employee personnel records
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-98 Cited 42 times 3 Legal AnalysesAllowing inspection "[b]y order of a court of competent jurisdiction"