E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Plaintiffs supplemental response stated: Plaintiff objects to this interrogatory as compound. 22 asked: Identify each and every DOCUMENT or other piece of tangible evidence relevant to Plaintiff’s claims and Defendants’ defenses which has been lost, destroyed, or cannot be found. Defendants Interrogatory No.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

MAY 23, 2025

It noted that the party moving to compel has the initial burden of demonstrating relevance, while the party opposing discovery has the burden of showing that discovery should not be allowed, and also has the burden of clarifying, explaining and supporting its objections with competent evidence. at *2 (quotations and citations omitted).

Discovery

Evidence at Trial

DECEMBER 17, 2021

California's secondary evidence rule (Cal. Code §§ 1521 - 1523) provides a commonsense approach that begins with a simple general rule: "The content of a writing may be proved by otherwise admissible secondary evidence." The trial court sustained Ms. Chambers' objections and denied the motion.

Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

APRIL 16, 2025

In Thompson II , certain defendants failed fully to produce emails after the Court ruled that they were discoverable. The Court entered one that would conditionally preclude defendants from calling certain witnesses unless they could demonstrate that the witness had not sent or received responsive emails.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 26, 2025

20, 2025), the court wrote: From the inception of this action, Counsel for the parties could not agree on the scope and methodology for ESI discovery. The Wilbert court entered an order that Attorney XXXX show cause why sanctions should not be imposed. As such, I would not do so with prior court authorization.

Discovery

WA Bar News

JUNE 11, 2024

should not be considered as evidence. In this column, we’ll address a narrower, but more common, subset of deposition misconduct that the ABA opinion touches on: improper “coaching” during depositions and improper objections intended to impede the questioner. Irwin (E.D. Washington RPC 4.4(a) Washington RPC 3.4(a)

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 13, 2025

Defendants moved to stay discovery and asserted that courts stay discovery pending a fully dispositive motion, finding that judicial economy, the balance of hardships and equitable interests, and the lack of undue prejudice on nonmovants weigh in favor of a stay. cleaned up; citations omitted].

Discovery

Practice of Law

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Let’s look at how prosecutors got evidence against them before diving into the appeal. Cloud Under Investigation Cloud was implicated in drug dealing through a series of investigative actions and evidence. Rap Lyrics Introduced as Evidence Watkins's wife, Kizzy Childs, testified at trial about the defendant’s good character.

Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Defendants objected. As to one document, the Courts review of the substance of each of the redacted paragraphs makes clear that the letter involves the application of legal principles relevant to discovery and evidence preservation to guide the future conduct of Defendants. 11, 2025), discussing Vargas v.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

MAY 22, 2025

In NJ Court Rules Police Geofence Warrants Are Constitutional (Bloomberg Law May 20, 2025), Alex Ebert reported that a New Jersey intermediate appellate court upheld a geofence warrant, within specified limits. No DNA, fingerprint, or other forensic evidence was recovered from which to identify a suspect. citing Jones v.

Evidence

SW&L Attorneys Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The court ruled this as fraudulent and restored the assets to the marital estate, prioritizing the wife’s right to an equitable division of property. Johnson , the court awarded attorney’s fees due to one party’s financial concealment and subversion of the legal process, which prolonged litigation unnecessarily.

Finance and Banking

WA Bar News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Washington adopted the then-ABA Model Rule in 1985 when moving from the former Code of Professional Responsibility to RPCs patterned on the ABA Model Rules. 14 Further amendments to the rule and accompanying comments were adopted in 2015 and 2019 to reflect Washington limited license legal practitioner (LLLT) practice.

Witnesses

Destination Articles Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Supreme Court ruled in Bates v. Avoid comparisons that claim superiority over other law firms unless they can be objectively verified. Statements like “ the lowest fees” must be supported by evidence. This changed in 1977 when the U.S.

Education

E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

19, 2025)(Emphasis added), the court wrote: Throughout his responses, Canales objects to OPWs requests on the ground that they are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. The phrase was deleted from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by the December 2015 amendments. citation omitted].

Interrogatories

Evidence at Trial

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Beyond knowing the mechanics of the rules of evidence, effective advocates use the rules as weapons of persuasion. There's reference to an out-of-court statement? But with hearsay having so many exceptions, the most obvious objection may not be the most effective. Some evidence proves a fact indirectly.

Evidence

Law and Daily Life

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The evidence presented at trial were the five statements made by Church officials or in Church publications stating that no tithing funds were used for the project, the declarations from Nielsen and Clarke, and financial records showing the transfer of funds from Ensign Peak Advisors. He stated that all of the $1.2 That was last summer.

Evidence

Evidence at Trial

JANUARY 30, 2023

When it comes to hearsay exceptions in California, litigators will instinctively (and appropriately) consider the code sections found in Division 10 of the Evidence Code ( i.e. , Section 1200 et seq. ). Section 356 is a fairly simple rule but, as the cases below explain, there are a couple principles to keep in mind. Party admission?

Admissibility

Evidence at Trial

MARCH 22, 2023

One its expert witnesses walked the jury through powerful demonstrative evidence detailing DNA contamination in its crime lab. Must-Know Rule #2: A Substitute for Evidence Cannot Bypass Relevance Like any rule of evidence, the details mustn't swallow the whole. Harrison , 651 F.2d 2d 353, 355 (5th Cir.

Evidence

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

A juror tasked with objective deliberation and verdict issuance based on evidence presented in court embodies the foundational aspect of a fair trial. Courts expect jurors to adhere to strict guidelines that ensure their decision-making process is impartial and based on the evidence presented in the courtroom.

Evidence

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

A juror tasked with objective deliberation and verdict issuance based on evidence presented in court embodies the foundational aspect of a fair trial. Courts expect jurors to adhere to strict guidelines that ensure their decision-making process is impartial and based on the evidence presented in the courtroom.

Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 5, 2024

While there were many issues on appeal, one was whether evidence of her internet searches related to termination of a pregnancy was properly admitted on the facts presented. The decision to admit that evidence was affirmed by the intermediate appellate court. See Case No. The facts were awful. Akers was pregnant. On appeal, Ms.

Admissibility

WA Bar News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Unfortunately, litigators who do not fit the stereotypical idea of what an oral advocate should look like must fight harder to establish credibility because, as legal scholar and Columbia Law School Professor Kimberl Crenshaw writes, what is understood as objective or neutral is often the embodiment of a white middle-class world view.

Litigation

E-Discovery LLC

APRIL 23, 2025

The case is before the District Court after the United States Supreme Courts ruling in Noem v. Initially, the Court addressed four general objections. Then it considered several specific objections. Defendants objection reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply with discovery obligations.

Discovery

Practice of Law

JUNE 20, 2025

They sought a preliminary injunction to prevent the law from taking effect, presenting evidence that gender-affirming medical care is medically necessary, supported by major medical organizations, and that denying such care would cause severe psychological and physical harm to transgender youth.

Healthcare