Legal Opinion

Uniden America Corp. v. Ericsson Inc.

District Court, M.D. North Carolina

Decided July 31, 1998No. 1:97CV00021PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ELIASON, United States Magistrate Judge.

This matter involves a dispute over the extent of a party’s obligation under the discovery rules to obtain information from unrelated third parties. Two matters could not be resolved at the in-court hearing and the Court requested further briefing. The issues are: (1) Has defendant Ericsson, Inc. (Ericsson) used reasonable efforts as defined in Fed.R.Civ.P. 36 to authenticate a letter from a third party not involved in this lawsuit, and (2) does defendant Ericsson have sufficient control, as defined in Fed.R.Civ.P. 34, over its affiliated sister…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Bank of New York v. Meridien BIAO Bank Tanzania Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
  3. Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance Pour le Commerce Exterieur v. Phillips Petroleum Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
  4. Gerling International Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Appeal of Gerling International Insurance CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  5. Golden Trade v. Lee Apparel Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992

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