Legal Opinion
In Re Application of Schmitz
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 24, 2003No. M19-88PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEIN, District Judge.
Petitioners, plaintiffs in certain lawsuits pending in the Federal Republic of Germany against Deutsche Telekom AG, seek documents produced by Deutsche Telekom in connection with a securities class action currently pending before this Court. Even though the statutory prerequisites of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 have been met, this Court exercises its discretion to deny the petition on the grounds that the twin aims of the statute — providing efficient means of assistance to participants in international litigation in our federal courts and encouraging foreign countries by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. George G. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- In Re APPLICATION OFCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- In Re Application of David Esses for Assistance Before a Foreign Tribunal. David Esses v. Linda Esses HananiaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- In The Matter Of The Application Of Malev Hungarian Airlines, PlaintiffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Ishihara Chemical Co., Ltd., Petitioner/appellee/cross-Appellant v. Shipley Company, L.L.C., Respondent/appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
3Cited by9 opinions
- Schmitz v. Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz, LLPCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Kiobel v. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
- In Re Microsoft Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- Palacios v. THE COCA-COLA CO.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- In re Republic of KazakhstanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.