In re Clerici
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
481 F.3d 1324 (2007)
NoName Corporation (defendant), having won a Panamanian judgment against Clerici (plaintiff) and holding a right under Panamanian law to Clerici's financial information to aid collection, obtained a request for judicial assistance from a Panamanian court directed to the Southern District of Florida, where Clerici resided, seeking that financial information under 28 U.S.C. section 1782; the district court granted the request, and Clerici appealed, arguing NoName was really trying to enforce its judgment rather than gather evidence, and that the request was unduly burdensome.
Whether federal district courts have authority under 28 U.S.C. section 1782 to assist foreign parties with obtaining evidence located in the United States.