A restaurant group being sued for discrimination was criticized by a federal magistrate judge for sending out third-party subpoenas to a plaintiff’s former employers.

Southern District Magistrate Judge James Cott said attorneys for Morgan’s Hotel Group ran afoul of civil procedure rules—including recent changes to prevent “fishing expeditions”—when they tried to get information on the background of Philip Henry.

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