In 1964, Congress amended 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) to permit district courts to order the production of certain evidence “for use in a foreign or international tribunal.” While Congress unquestionably intended in 1964 to broaden...more
Since 1964, an American federal statute—28 U.S.C. § 1782—has empowered the United States courts to permit discovery from persons who “reside” or are “found” in the United States for use in judicial and arbitral proceedings...more