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In re Asta Medica, S.A.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 4, 1992No. Nos. 92-1663, 92-1726 to 92-1729PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a),1 district courts are authorized to assist foreign and international tribunals, and the litigants before such tribunals, in obtaining discovery in the United States for use in proceedings abroad. In this appeal, we examine whether an applicant under 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) has to make a threshold showing, prior to obtaining such discovery, that the information sought in the United States would generally be subject to discovery in the foreign jurisdiction. The United States District Court for the District of Maine held that such a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale v. United States District Court for the Southern District of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Robert J. Boreri v. Fiat S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  5. In Re Request for Assistance From Ministry of Legal Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago Petition of Joseph AzarCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. No. 97-5047Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. Brandi-Dohrn v. IKB DEUTSCHE INDUSTRIEBANK AGCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  3. In Re Application of Asta Medica, S.A., for an Order to Take Discovery of David W. Moriarty, Jr., and for a Subpoena Duces Tecum, for Use in Foreign Countries in Civil Proceedings There Pending, Pfizer, Inc. And David W. Moriarty, Jr., in Re Application of Asta Medica, S.A., for an Order to Take Discovery of Hermann Faubl and for a Subpoena Duces Tecum, for Use in Foreign Countries in Civil Proceedings There Pending, Pfizer, Inc. And Hermann Faubl, in Re Application of Asta Medica, S.A., for an Order to Take Discovery of Thomas Mott Brennan and for a Subpoena Duces Tecum, for Use in Foreign Countries in Civil Proceedings There Pending, Pfizer, Inc. And Thomas Mott Brennan, in Re Application of Asta Medica, S.A., for an Order to Take Discovery of Pfizer, Inc. And Irving Maurice Goldman and for a Subpoena Duces Tecum, for Use in Foreign Countries in Civil Proceedings There Pending, Pfizer, Inc. And Irving Maurice Goldman, in Re Application of Asta Medica, S.A., for an Order to Take Discovery of Barry Malcolm Bloom and Irving Maurice Goldman and for a Subpoena Duces Tecum, for Use in Foreign Countries in Civil Proceedings There Pending, Barry Malcolm Bloom and Irving Maurice GoldmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  4. Schlich v. Broad Inst., Inc. (In Re Schlich)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
  5. In Re Application Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for an Order Permitting Bayer AGCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998

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