Holding that an attempt to depose an attorney about documents her client possessed was protected by the work product privilege, as this knowledge would reflect her judgment as an attorney in identifying, examining, and selecting from her client's voluminous files those documents on which she relied in preparing her client's defense
Holding that subpoena that sought discovery of "virtually every document" relating to the defendant that was generated or maintained by a non-party witness during the past ten years was overbroad and had to be quashed or modified
Holding that a trial court "has the discretion to issue a protective order against the deposition of opposing counsel when any one or more of the three Shelton criteria for deposition . . . are not met"
Denying motion for contempt where magistrate judge did not certify any of alleged contemnor's behavior to the district court for determination of contempt and defendant did not move to reconsider or appeal the magistrate's denial of an order of contempt
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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"