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Magistrate Judge McNally Denies Hague Evidence Requests in ANDA-Style Patent Case; Emphasizes Comity, Specificity, and Alternatives

By R. David Donoghue on March 23, 2026

Janssen Prods., L.P. & Pharma Mar, S.A. v. EVER Valinject GmbH, et al., Slip Op, 24 C 7319 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 21, 2025) (McNally, Mag. J.).

Magistrate Judge McNally denied defendants’ motion to issue letters of request under the Hague Evidence Convention seeking documents and depositions from three foreign inventors and a Netherlands research…

Motion to Produce US Discovery in a Foreign Case Must be Filed as a Separate Action

By R. David Donoghue on March 16, 2020

Posted in Discovery, Local Rules

Republic Techs. (NA), LLC v. BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP d/b/a HBI Int’l., No. 16 C 3401, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 14, 2020) (Harjani, Mag. J.)

Magistrate Judge Harjani denied defendant HBI’s 28 U.S.C. § 1782 motion for an order to take discovery for use in a foreign proceeding in this trademark proceeding…

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Letters Rogatory

Magistrate Judge McNally Denies Hague Evidence Requests in ANDA-Style Patent Case; Emphasizes Comity, Specificity, and Alternatives

Motion to Produce US Discovery in a Foreign Case Must be Filed as a Separate Action

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