Legal Opinion
In Re: Avantel, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2003No. 03-50474PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This is a proceeding for mandamus in which it is asserted that the district court erred by compelling production of documents ostensibly protected by the attorney-client privilege and the Mexican professional secret doctrine. We decline to issue the writ of mandamus at this time, as we are confident that the district court will reconsider its ruling in light of this opinion. Also before this court are four pending motions obliquely related to the mandamus petition. These motions are addressed in due course.
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Petitioner Avantel, S.A., is a Mexican corporation that…
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