Texas Lawyers Insurance Exchange v. Resolution Trust Corp.

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

822 F. Supp. 380 (1993)

Relevant factsFree

RTC (defendant) issued a subpoena duces tecum to TLIE (plaintiff) under Section 1818(n) seeking documents related to litigation against a law firm TLIE insured; TLIE, claiming privilege, sued preemptively to quash the subpoena rather than waiting for enforcement proceedings, and RTC moved to dismiss on the ground that the statute required RTC itself to first initiate a court action to compel compliance, meaning no pre-enforcement jurisdiction existed.

IssueFree

Whether, under federal law, district courts have jurisdiction over pre-enforcement challenges to subpoenas that are not self-executing.

Holding & reasoning

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Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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