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LO KA CHUN v. LO TO

No. 87-6098.

858 F.2d 1564 (1988)

In re LO KA CHUN (a/k/a Brian Lo), Plaintiff, v. LO TO, Defendant-Appellee, and Law Tsoi, (An action in the Hong Kong High Court, Action # 2015 of 1980), Defendant, and Ida Li, Ira Lo, Ada Lo and Dixon Li, Third Party Witnesses-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Bowman, Pompano Beach, Fla., Harry D. Polatsek, Leonard A. Sclafani, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for appellants.

Steven E.M. Hartz, Miami, Fla., Walter B. Stahr, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Hong Kong, for appellee.

Before HILL and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and THOMAS, Senior District Judge.

DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, Senior District Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the district court's discovery order of May 19, 1987, wherein the district court authorized the issuance of subpoenas duces tecum to residents of the United States who are non-party witnesses in an action pending in Hong Kong. The district court's order was issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) which provides:

The district court of the district in which a person resides...

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