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· 10/17/2006

Santini v. Herman

Citations

  • 456 F. Supp. 2d 69
  • 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74929
  • 2006 WL 2956173

How courts have described this case

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

  • quashing for lack of jurisdiction a D.C. Superior Court subpoena for documents brought against the United States Attorney’s Office
  • refusing to review the federal agency’s denial of documents as the movant had not filed a proper suit in federal court seeking such review
  • “This Court is without jurisdiction to enforce a Superior Court subpoena against the federal government.”
  • “In state court, sovereign immunity shields the federal government, thereby preventing the state court from enforcing a subpoena.”
  • “Whether a plaintiff seeks testimony or the production of documents from an agency, [the plaintiff] must comply with the agency’s Touhy regulations.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Collyer

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