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Non-Party Law Firm Ordered to Provide Defaulting Client’s Affidavit to Support Claim of Client’s Privilege

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The court stated: The firm did not provide an affidavit from EAG stating it wished to assert the privilege but it did provide a privilege log. Riffle’s argument that the law firm was not counsel in this lawsuit and therefore had to produce the documents. “[T]he fact that it is not defending EAG in the Washington litigation is immaterial.”

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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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In a case where the plaintiff seeks $24,000,000 in damages, the court stated: “Today we write the next chapter in this litigation, a case which threatens to become an epic of dysfunctional discovery…. 18, 2012)(“In reality, I struggled to fund the litigation and pay my personal bills.”… Everlast Roofing , Inc. For example, Ms.

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Discovery 101 – Court Sets Out Ground Rules to Resolve Discovery Dispute

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6] “A party objecting to a request for production of documents as burdensome must support that objection with affidavits, other evidence, or enough information to allow the Court to make a common-sense judgment.” [7] 19, 2025); Non-Party Law Firm Ordered to Provide Defaulting Client’s Affidavit to Support Claim of Client’s Privilege (Jun.

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Protective Order Barring Use of Discovery Materials in Other Litigation Was Vacated

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A protective order barring post-settlement use by plaintiffs’ counsel of defendant’s discovery responses in other litigation was vacated in Cordero v. Columbia submitted an affidavit stating that the protective order had a “tremendous chilling effect” on its advocacy in other matters. Stemilt AG Services, LLC, __ F. San Jose), 187 F.3d

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Privilege Log Deemed Partially Inadequate

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Fourth , Plaintiff demanded that defendant provide the date when defendant anticipated “imminent” litigation, the exemption standard under a Florida public records statute. After all, one of the recipients is Defendant’s litigation counsel in this case. Commentary-on-Privilege-Logs-May-2024.pdf The email may very well be privileged.

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

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The court “largely” granted the motion and, after defendants asserted that “they had conducted a reasonable inquiry into materials within their possession but had found no responsive documents,” the West court ordered defendants to submit an affidavit showing their efforts to respond.

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Golden Oldie #2 – 40 Hours of Searching is Enough

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Finally , having limited the request, the Court ordered: In this regard, defendant will be required to expend up to 40 hours of time to search for these documents. Grimm (ret.), Are We Insane? The Quest for Proportionality in the Discovery Rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 36 Rev. 117, 17172 (2017).