Legal Opinion

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. Philip Morris, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 28, 2002No. 00-4226PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

Wawa, a non-party and retail distributor of defendant Phillip Morris’s tobacco products, appeals two discovery orders issued by the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The first order, entered on November 15, 2000, directed Wawa to produce certain documents requested in plaintiff R.J. Reynolds’ subpoena. The second order, entered on November 20, 2000, directed Wawa to pay its own expenses in complying with the subpoena. We will affirm the first order and reverse the second.

JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW

As a non-party, Wawa cannot appeal the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In Re: Mark MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998

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