Legal Opinion
Ortiz Mercado v. Puerto Rico Marine Management
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 9, 1990No. Civ. 87-588 HLPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
Before this Court is a discovery issue arising from a non-party witness’ refusal to comply with a subpoena duces tecum served by plaintiffs on June 12, 1989. 1 With this order, the Court will put to rest various pending motions which have sprung from this discovery conflict. First, non-party witness, Mr. Ferdinand Bonilla 2 has filed a Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoena (Docket No. 42), and the plaintiffs have opposed. At the heart of Mr. Bonilla’s motion and subsequent motions, is Mr. Bonilla’s challenge of diversity jurisdiction. 3
Prior to Mr.…
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- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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