Legal Opinion
Bravo Express Corp. v. Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2015No. 14-20668UnpublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Appellant Bravo Express Corporation applied to the Southern District of Texas for judicial assistance in obtaining discovery for use in a foreign tribunal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a). The district court denied Appellant’s request without any oral or written explanation. Because our precedent requires a district court to provide an explanation when it denies a § 1782(a) application, we VACATE and REMAND to the district court with instructions to provide oral or written reasons for its decision.
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Bravo applied to the Southern District of Texas for judicial assistance pursuant…
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