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

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5] “The rules also require objections to interrogatories and requests for production of documents to be made with specificity.” [6] 7] “Boilerplate objections are legally meaningless and amount to a waiver of an objection.” [8] 7] “Boilerplate objections are legally meaningless and amount to a waiver of an objection.” [8]

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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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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. 28, 2024); Privilege Objections Denied Without Prejudice (Nov.

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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. After more attempts to resolve the matter, plaintiffs moved to compel. The West court wrote: “Saying that Kanye West is an artist who doesn’t really care about money and doesn’t really keep records is not an adequate excuse.

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Golden Oldie #2 – 40 Hours of Searching is Enough

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The Court addressed a number of issues, including the need for particularized objections and a sufficient privilege log. Second , the Court noted that defendants objection was conclusory: Although the information sought, arguably, is relevant to plaintiff’s claims, the scope of information sought is far too great. Grimm (ret.),

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No Privilege Log is Necessary in Limited Circumstances When Discovery Requests Are Overbroad

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12, 2024); No Privilege Log Is Needed While Scope of Discovery Objections Are Pending (Aug. Both Mr. Hall and MAIP objected to the subpoena on a number of bases. The Hall Court added that Plaintiff and MAIP timely asserted privilege in their objections to the subpoena. at *11 (Emphasis added). See generally Fed.