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Local Rule Prohibiting Definitions in Interrogatories Without Leave of Court

E-Discovery LLC

The court cited a local rule that prohibits use of definitions in interrogatories without leave of court. In pertinent part, Herman objected to the definitions in Payne’s interrogatories. The Payne court wrote: [T]his Court’s local rules explicitly prohibit definitions without the Court’s leave.

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Document Correlation Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 34(b)(2)(E)

E-Discovery LLC

The Sievert court rejected the producing party’s “it wasn’t requested” argument: Integrated’s secondary argument that Sievert is not entitled to this organizational information because it did not request it in its RTP instructions is without merit. Rule 34(b)(2)(E)(i) and (ii) sets forth organizational and formatting requirements.

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The Quiet Force Behind Successful Outcomes: Pretrial Motions

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

Civil, family, and criminal courts allow for these pretrial motions, which can shape future proceedings and therefore the trajectory of litigation. They must also be drafted in accordance with applicable statutes and court rules. A court can dismiss civil claims as well as criminal charges.

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Do You Know About the “Touhy” Regulations?

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a) specifies that these regulations set forth the procedures that should be followed with respect to demands directed to DHS “or to any Department employee or former employee in connection with federal or state litigation arising out of or involving the performance of official activities of the Department.” Section 5.41(a) Section 5.41(b)

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Defendant’s Prejudice From Plaintiff’s Failure to Disclose Photographs Taken by Defendant Was Insufficient to Support an Exclusionary Discovery Sanction

E-Discovery LLC

Defendant’s objection was overruled. The Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed. The City objected to the admission of the photographs, asserting that those photographs were “not disclosed in discovery.” The [trial] court denied the objection to the admission of the photographs. cleaned up).

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An Offeror Controls the Terms of the Offer

E-Discovery LLC

So even if the substance of the cover letter constituted hearsay, any objection on that basis was waived, as its contents were in evidence and undisputed. He later sought to enforce the agreement. His spouse replied that the agreement had not been timely accepted and was a nullity.

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Litigants Can’t Agree; Judge Entered an ESI Protocol;  Party Objected to It; Objections Overruled

E-Discovery LLC

The City Defendants objected to the ESI Order. The objection was overruled. As noted, after the court ruled, the City Defendants objected to the Magistrate Judges decision. The Hall court addressed each argument and overruled all of the City Defendants objections. Ball in your Court (Nov.