· 1/12/1995
In Re Mcvane
Citations
- 44 F.3d 1127
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 1001
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that, absent at least an articulable suspicion that a former director is liable to the failed bank, determining the cost-effectiveness of litigation is not a proper purpose for the issuance of a subpoena
- noting that the \court's role in a proceeding to enforce an administrative subpoena is `extremely limited'\
- noting that the “court’s role in a proceeding to enforce an administrative subpoena is ‘extremely limited’ ”
- noting that “[t]he relevance of the sought-after information is measured against the general purposes of the agency’s investigation, ‘which necessarily presupposes an inquiry into the possible range of investigation under the statute’”
- “We defer to the agency’s appraisal of relevancy, which must be accepted so long as it is not obviously wrong.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
- “if some familial documents were needed, [the subpoenas could be limited] to records of transfers of assets from the Directors [to the family members].”
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