Legal Opinion

Heidelberg Americas, Inc. v. Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 20, 2003No. 01-2463PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

In July 2001, Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho and TKS (USA), Inc. (collectively, “TKS”), served a subpoena duces tecum on Heidelberg Americas, Inc., and Heidelberg Web Systems, Inc. (collectively, “Heidelberg”). The subpoena sought information purportedly relevant to a lawsuit in which TKS is a party but Heidelberg is not. Heidelberg, which was served at its offices in New Hampshire, successfully moved to quash the subpoena in the resident United States District Court under Fed.R.Civ.P. 45(c)(3). TKS appeals, asserting abuse of discretion. We affirm-.

I. Background

TKS is a…

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