Legal Opinion
Government of Ghana v. Proenergy Services, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 1, 2012No. 11-2714PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
The Government of Ghana filed an application for discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, seeking documents exchanged in a separate lawsuit between the current defendants. Section 1782 allows federal courts to provide assistance in gathering evidence for use in foreign tribunals. Under § 1782(a), a district court of the district in which a person resides may order that person to produce documents in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The district court 1 granted Ghana’s application and ordered the Missouri companies, ProEnergy Services, LLC and…
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