Does a witness have to pay the discovery costs of a litigation where they are not a party?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Black v. Wrigley, Case No.: 18-CV-2367 GPC-BGS (S.D. Cal. 2019):
"'Nonparty witnesses are powerless to control the scope of litigation and discovery, and should not be forced to subsidize an unreasonable share of the costs of litigation to which they are not a party.... [A] witness's nonparty status is an important factor to be considered in determining whether to allocate discovery costs on the demanding or producing party.' United States v. C.B.S., 666 F.2d 364, 371-72 (9th
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