Legal Opinion
Northrop Corporation v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 28, 1984No. 84-5215PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Circuit Judge:
McDonnell Douglas Corporation (“MDC”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denying MDC’s motion to compel discovery and quashing subpoenas du-ces tecum directed to the United States Departments of Defense (“DOD”) and State (“State”). We affirm the district court’s order as it applies to the subpoena directed to DOD, but vacate and remand the order as it applies to the subpoena directed to State.
I. Background
MDC’s pursuit of discovery against DOD and State stems from its ongoing litigation with Northrop Corporation…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Carl Zeiss Stiftung v. V. E. B. Carl Zeiss, JenaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1966
- Northrop Corp. v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by122 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Hoover v. BergerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Heat & Control, Inc. v. Hester Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Truswal Systems Corp. v. Hydro-Air Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- Redland Soccer Club, Inc. v. Department of the Army of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
117 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.