IN RE LETTER ROGATORY FROM FIRST COURT, CARACAS

No. 93-9149.

42 F.3d 308 (1995)

In re LETTER ROGATORY FROM the FIRST COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE IN CIVIL MATTERS, CARACAS, VENEZUELA, in the Matter of Electronic Data Systems Corporation. Electronic Data Systems, Movant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ayala T. Alexopoulos, Bruce S. Friedman, EDS, Office of the Gen. Counsel, Karen C. Corallo, Plano, TX, for appellant.

David Epstein, Director, Office of Foreign Litigation, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Paul Herrup, Michael J. Singer, Washington, Louis J. Weber, Jr., Melton, Weber, Whaley, Letteer & Mock, Dallas, TX, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the validity of an order appointing a commissioner to provide international judicial assistance pursuant to a letter rogatory issued by a Venezuelan court. Appellant Electronic Data Systems Corporation ("EDS") asserts that the information requested by the letter rogatory is not discoverable under Venezuelan law, and thus the letter rogatory should not be honored by the United States. Also, EDS argues that the letter rogatory...

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