Soto
Juan Soto v. CS Unitec, Inc., et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 JUAN SOTO, Case No. 24-cv-06624-NW (VKD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
v. PREJUDICE APPLICATION FOR
ISSUANCE OF LETTERS ROGATORY
CS UNITEC, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 38 Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Juan Soto applies to the Court for an order issuing a “letter rogatory” or “letter of request”1 for assistance in obtaining documents and deposition testimony from an individual, Eddy Suckling, who is a resident of New Zealand. Dkt. No. 38; Dkt. No. 38-1. The Court received no opposition to Mr. Soto’s application, and the deadline for filing an opposition has passed. See Civil L.R. 7-3(a). The Court finds this matter suitable for resolution without oral argument. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). As New Zealand is not a signatory to the Hague Evidence Convention,2 Mr. Soto invokes this Court’s “inherent authority” to issues letters of request as well as its authority under Rule 28(b),…