Legal Opinion
Bulk Lift International, Inc. v. Flexcon & Systems, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided June 13, 1988No. Civ. A. No. 87-0687PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*483MEMORANDUM ORDER
MILDRED E. METHVIN, United States Magistrate.
Before the court is the motion of Bulk Lift International, Inc. (Bulk Lift), plaintiff, and Thomas E. Dorn, plaintiff’s patent attorney,1 for an order quashing a deposition subpoena directed by defendants to Dorn, and for a protective order preventing defendants from seeking further discovery from Dorn by way of deposition or otherwise.
The issues presented have been fully briefed by the parties.
BACKGROUND
Bulk Lift filed this patent infringement suit on April 1, 1987 alleging that defendants Flexcon & Systems, Inc. (Flexcon) and its…
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