United States Second Circuit

In a suit arising out of an alleged Ponzi scheme, an order of contempt of court against a non-party for disregarding an order compelling him to respond to discovery requests propounded under the federal rules pertaining to parties, is vacated because it treated a non-party as a party to the litigation for discovery purposes, despite the court's recognition that he was not actually a party, and it did so without sufficient explanation or legal citation to enable meaningful review of the contempt order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2006
• Published 09/06/2006

Judges

• POOLER, Circuit Judge., Before CARDAMONE, CALABRESI, POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Franklin B. Velie, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York, N.Y. (Richard Verner, on the brief), for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lawrence W. Newman, Baker & McKenzie LLP, New York, N.Y. (Scott C. Hutchins, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.