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Decision on How to Best Search for ESI – Court Orders ESI Protocol in “Epic of Dysfunctional Discovery,” With Unique Clawback Provision

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There a producing party was ordered to expend 40 hours in responding and produce a good faith affidavit. That seems to be a Solomon-like resolution of the affidavit-of-counsel issue. Therefore, in the absence of any reasoned approach by counsel to these questions, we will address these issues for the parties. 2000)(Grimm, J.).

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“Heartless” Ex Parte Motion for Sanctions Denied Because There Was No “Fire”

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After several extensions of time and meet-and-confers, defendants responded with only objections. The court wrote: “The Court did not grant the request for a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition but warned Defendants that that relief would be on the table if the declaration was not adequate to the task.” Emphasis added].

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Two Recent Decisions Imposing Sanctions for Discovery Failures

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Etame did not appear for his deposition on March 10, 2022. Nguhs motions, but held the sanctions motion in abeyance, and ordered Mr. Etame to appear for deposition. After the parties discussed scheduling, Mr. Etame failed to appear for deposition. Bentons and (according to an affidavit) Ms. As a result, Ms.

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Employer Erred by Downloading Former Employee’s Personal Email; But, Failure to Preserve it Was Not Spoliation; and, There Was a Gap in Employee Handbook Clause Permitting Employer Access Post-Termination

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Based on these facts, an affidavit from IT Director Mr. Hughey, and an investigation by a technology consultant, Mr. Shapiro alleged that each of the individual defendants (and thus HHI, since they were acting in their official capacities) had accessed his emails unlawfully. Shapiro offers no evidence to the contrary. I can only speculate.”

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LegalWeek 2024 Special Part Two: Mollie Nichols and Mark Noel from Redgrave Data

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

A lot of what you see at legal week is you see the shiny objects. And so they like the message that we’re not trying to sell them a shiny object, something new to bring in to be that sort of silver bullet. And it’s important that we’re a part of the conversation, and that we understand what technology is being talked about.