Court Grants Pa. Neighbor's Motion to Quash Subpoena But Allows Another Attempt

SCRANTON, Pa. - A special master has granted a Dimock, Pa., resident's second motion to quash a subpoena on procedural grounds, but said plaintiffs could try again to compel testimony from a neighbor on the effect hydraulic gas drilling has had on the neighbor's drinking water well. Fiorentino, et al. v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., et al., No. 3:09-cv-2284 (M.D. Pa.).

Special Master Jennifer Walsh Clark, who has been assigned to resolve discovery disputes in an environmental contamination case in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, filed the order March 21, indicating that she thought …