Lo Ka Chun v. Lo to

DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, Senior District Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the district court’s discovery order of May 19, 1987, wherein the district court authorized the issuance of subpoenas duces tecum to residents of the United States who are non-party witnesses in an action pending in Hong Kong. The district court’s order was issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) which provides:

The district court of the district in which a person resides or is found may order him to give his testimony or statement or to produce a document or other thing for use in a proceeding in a foreign or…