WILLIAMS v. YORKSHIRE ROSE TRANSPORT LLC et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
CARZELL WILLIAMS, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:25-CV-133 (MTT)
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YORKSHIRE ROSE TRANSPORT LLC, 	)
et al., 	)
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Defendants. 	)
)
ORDER
Defendants move to compel nonparty, Pratt Logistics, LLC, to produce certain
documents. ECF 23. However, the Court lacks jurisdiction to consider this motion.
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(2), which governs motions to compel, “[a]
motion for an order to a nonparty must be made in the court where the discovery is or
will be taken.” See also Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(2)(B)(i) (Where there are objections to a
subpoena, the serving party may only “move the court for the district where compliance
is required for an order compelling production.”); Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(g) (unless a motion
is transferred, only “[t]he court for the district where compliance is required” may hold a
noncomplying party or nonparty in contempt).
Defendants’ subpoenas command the production of the documents to Center
City Legal Reproductions at 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 601, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or
to Defendants’ counsel’s office located in Atlanta, Georgia, which is in the Northern
District of Georgia. ECF 23–2 at 4; ECF 23–3 at 4. Further, Pratt Logistics, LLC is
located in Marietta, Georgia, which is in the Northern District. ECF 23–2 at 1; ECF 23–3
at 1. Accordingly, Defendants’ motion to compel (ECF 23) is DENIED for lack of
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jurisdiction.
SO ORDERED, this 11th day of December, 2025.
S/ Marc T. Treadwell
MARC T. TREADWELL, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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