No. 18-208

New Products Corporation, et al. v. Dickinson Wright, PLLC, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: attorney-fees bankruptcy bankruptcy-procedure civil-procedure costs-of-compliance court-order court-sanctions discovery federal-rules-civil-procedure non-party-costs non-party-subpoena rule-45 sanctions subpoena subpoena-compliance
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether, as the Sixth Circuit held, Rule 45(d)(2)(B)(ii) entitles a non-party to recover all "significant fees" it incurs (including attorney fees) for responding to a subpoena where the fees were incurred by the non-party before a court order compelling compliance with the subpoena or whether, as the Fourth Circuit and district courts in the Third, Fourth, Ninth, and DC Circuits have correctly held, a non-party may only recover reasonable costs that were incurred after the non-party is compelled to respond to a subpoena by court order.

(2) Whether Rule 45(d)(1) allows sanctions to be imposed against an attorney issuing a subpoena in the absence of a finding of bad faith by the attorney and where the court enters an order for full compliance with the subpoena over the recipient's objections.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a non-party subpoena recipient is automatically entitled to recover significant expenses incurred in responding to a subpoena before a court order compelling compliance

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-21
Waiver of right of respondents Dickinson Wright, et al. to respond filed.
2018-08-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2018)

Attorneys

Dickinson Wright, et al.
K. Scott HamiltonDickinson Wright, PLLC, Respondent
New Products Corporation, et al.
Lisa Michelle OkasinskiDemorest Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner