PERLMAN DOCTRINE

Perlman doctrine. The principle that a discovery order directed at a disinterested third party is immediately appealable on the theory that the third party will not risk contempt by refusing to comply. • The doctrine originated in Perlman v. United States, 247 U.S. 7, 13, 38 S.Ct. 417, 420 (1918). The Court reasoned that the […]