8 Cited authorities

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.

    501 U.S. 32 (1991)   Cited 9,552 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "may bar from the courtroom a criminal defendant who disrupts a trial" may "assess attorney fees when a party has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons," and "may act sua sponte to dismiss a suit for failure to prosecute"
  2. St. Louis Group, Inc. v. Metals and Additives Corp., Inc.

    275 F.R.D. 236 (S.D. Tex. 2011)   Cited 103 times
    Finding that the discovery "should be narrowly tailored in scope."
  3. Cadle Co. v. Moore (In re Moore)

    739 F.3d 724 (5th Cir. 2014)   Cited 86 times
    Holding that bankruptcy court had constitutional authority to enter final judgment in adversary proceeding because resolution of state-law claims was necessary to adjudication of a proof of claim in the claims allowance process, which is part and parcel of the consideration and confirmation of a reorganization plan
  4. El Pollo Loco, S.A. de C.V. v. El Pollo Loco, Inc.

    344 F. Supp. 2d 986 (S.D. Tex. 2004)   Cited 45 times
    Holding that contract stating that Mexican law would apply to all disputes that "arise in connection with performance of this Agreement" applied to both tort and contract claims
  5. BKGTH Prods., LLC v. Doe

    CIVIL ACTION NO: 13-5310 (E.D. La. Sep. 30, 2013)   Cited 6 times

    CIVIL ACTION NO: 13-5310 2013-09-30 BKGTH PRODUCTIONS, LLC v. DOES 1-20 KAREN WELLS ROBY ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff, BKGTH Productions, LLC, ("Plaintiff") Motion for Leave to Take Discovery Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference (R. Doc. 3) seeking this Court to permit it to issue Rule 45 subpoenas to various internet service providers ("ISP") to determine the identities of several unidentifiable Doe defendants, who potentially infringed on their copyright. (R. Doc. 3, p. 5-6). I. Background Plaintiff

  6. Wilson v. Samson Contour Energy E&P, LLC

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-0109 (W.D. La. Jun. 30, 2014)   Cited 4 times

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-0109 06-30-2014 IRA LEE PARKER WILSON v. SAMSON CONTOUR ENERGY E&P, LLC KAREN L. HAYES JUDGE S. MAURICE HICKS, JR. MAGISTRATE JUDGE HAYES MEMORANDUM ORDER Before the undersigned magistrate judge, on reference from the District Court, is a Motion for Expedited Discovery, [doc. # 13], filed by Plaintiff Ira Lee Parker Wilson. Plaintiff requests leave to propound six requests for admission, two interrogatories, and one request for production of documents prior to conferring with

  7. Wilcox Indus. Corp. v. Hansen

    279 F.R.D. 64 (D.N.H. 2012)   Cited 5 times

    [Copyrighted Material Omitted] Jeremy T. Walker, Nicholas F. Casolaro, McLane Graf Raulerson & Middleton, Manchester, NH, for Wilcox Industries Corp. Todd A. Sullivan, Hayes Soloway PC, Manchester, NH, for Mark Hansen and Advanced Life Support Technologies, Inc. ORDER LANDYA McCAFFERTY, United States Magistrate Judge. Wilcox Industries Corp. (" Wilcox" ) has sued defendants in eight counts, seeking injunctive relief and damages for, among other things, their alleged misappropriation of Wilcox's confidential

  8. Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 26   Cited 100,772 times   689 Legal Analyses
    Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37