Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Sperling

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1990-01-09

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Justice Scalia, with whom The Chief Justice joins, dissenting. The Court holds that in a § 216(b) action the district court can use its compulsory process to assist counsel for the plaintiff in locating nonparties to the litigation who may have similar claims, and in obtaining their consent to his prosecution of those claims. Because I know of no source of authority for such an extraordinary exercise of the fede…

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