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Standard for Court-Ordered Forensic Examinations – When Does Misconduct “Cross the Rubicon”?

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THE STANDARD AND BURDEN OF PROOF FOR FORENSIC TESTING The court held that Fed.R.Civ.P. The scales tip in favor of compelling forensic imaging where there exists evidence of either discrepancies in a discovery response or a failure by the responding party to produce requested information. cleaned up).

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Town Sanctioned for Prejudicial Breaches of Duty to Preserve in Alleged Sexual Assault Case; Court Also Addresses Use of Personal Email by Council Members

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The Court set out the standard formula for spoliation – – there must be a duty to preserve, breach with a culpable state of mind, and prejudice, i.e., loss of “relevant” evidence that would have supported the claims or defenses of the discovering party. at *2; see Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e)(for ESI).