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Who Can Object to a Subpoena?

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In pertinent part, FGH served 20 subpoenas on third-party financial institutions. The Court wrote that: Under Rule 45, a party ordinarily “does not have standing to challenge a subpoena issued to a nonparty unless the party claims some personal right or privilege in the information sought by the subpoena.” Breach Litig.,

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“No Dog in the Fight” Analysis Applies to Scope of Subpoenas in the District of Maryland

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the Court set out and applied the principles governing subpoenas and objections to them. The individual defendants in Hall issued a subpoena to MAIP. The subpoena sought approximately 18 years of data (2005 2023) and all records in MAIPs possession related to its representation of Plaintiff. Baltimore Police Dept.,

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What Objections May Be Raised to a Subpoena by a Non-Party?

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July 22, 2024), the Court addressed the type of objections that a subpoenaed non-party may make. That was a novel issue in Maryland. The Court held “that [nonparty] TST had standing to challenge the subpoena on grounds that some of the requests were overbroad and not relevant to the subject matter involved in the divorce action.”

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What “Expenses” Can a Non-Party Recover for Complying With a Discovery Subpoena?

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20, 2024), the court addressed recovery of expenses by non-parties for responding to a subpoena. 45 (“Subpoena”) states: (b)(1) – Under some circumstances, witness fees and mileage must be paid. [1] It is alleged that the documents were then used by the mother in litigation against the sole member of OLPC. Fed.R.Civ.P.

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You Subpoenaed My Documents, Shouldn’t You Pay for Them?

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Your company received a document subpoena in a legal dispute in which it is not involved. If the subpoena issued is in federal litigation, your company is likely responsible for the cost of compliance, especially if it has a connection to the litigation. Who covers the expense in responding to it? In United States v.

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The Little Engine That Could – Discovery of Litigation Funding Denied

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27, 2024), the court rejected defendant’s effort to discover documents sent by plaintiff to a litigation funder that permitted the lender to evaluate the value of plaintiff’s claims. Design sought and obtained litigation financing from Validity Finance. In Design With Friends, Inc. Target Corporation , 2024 WL 433114 (D.

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No Privilege Log is Necessary in Limited Circumstances When Discovery Requests Are Overbroad

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The individual defendants issued a sweeping subpoena to a non-party, the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP). Both Mr. Hall and MAIP objected to the subpoena on a number of bases. The subpoena sought all of MAIPs information from 2005 to 2023. During a meet and confer, MAIP refused to provide a privilege log. at *4, 6. [1]

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