Bank of New York v. Bell — 4/15/2013

The plaintiff… appeals from the judgment of the trial court holding the plaintiff in contempt for its failure to comply with discovery orders issued in response to the discovery requests filed by the defendants…. On appeal, the plaintiff claims, inter alia, that the court improperly held it in contempt because the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction and, alternatively, that the court lacked the authority to issue discovery orders requiring the plaintiff to turn over documents that belonged to another entity. We agree with the plaintiff’s second claim and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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