United States Seventh Circuit

Only if it turns out that US defendant's documents are relevant to Australian plaintiff's Australian suit (against the entity whose shares defendant owns), and difficult or impossible to obtain through that court's processes, would it make sense to launch this ancillary proceeding in the US.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/27/2004
• Decided 03/25/2004
• Published 03/25/2004

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald M. Halfenger,Mary K. Braza (argued), Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellee., Paul F. Linn (argued), Charles J. Crueger, Michael Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI, for Respondent-Appellant.