National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress

ORDER REGARDING FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF CORPORATE ENTITIES

WILLIAM H. ORRICK, United States District Judge

Defendants Center for Medical Progress (“CMP”) and Biomax Procurement Services (“Biomax”) (collectively, “defendants”) seek to assert Fifth Amendment rights in response to plaintiff National Abortion Federation’s (“NAF”) discovery requests. At issue is whether corporate entities may assert Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on the basis that their opponent has alleged that they are sham “alter ego” corporations that have no existence separate from an individual or…