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· 4/18/2008

In Re Subpoena Duces Tecum to AOL, LLC

Citations

  • 550 F. Supp. 2d 606
  • 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39349
  • 2008 WL 1956266

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “a subpoena imposes an undue burden on a party when [it] is overbroad”
  • finding a subpoena “overbroad because it [did] not limit the [documents] requested to those containing subject matter relevant to the underlying action”
  • quashing an overbroad subpoena that was not reasonably limited in scope
  • “the statutory language of the [SCA] does not include an exception for the disclosure of electronic communications pursuant to civil discovery subpoenas.”
  • “When a non-party claims that a subpoena is burdensome and oppressive, the non-party must support its claim by showing how production would be burdensome.”
  • “A subpoena imposes an undue burden on a party when a subpoena is overbroad.”

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Judges: Gerald Bruce Lee

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