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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

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It asserted prejudice because it could not call the person who took the photos as a trial witness. 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.”

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

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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. In Rayome v. Fed.R.Civ.P.

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Be Prepared: 5 Deposition Objections You Must Know Before Stepping into the Courtroom

Lawmatics

Depositions are a critical tool for building a case, and as such, it is essential for attorneys of all skill levels to be well-versed in the various objections that can arise during the course of a deposition. While some objections are straightforward, others can be more nuanced and require a deep understanding of the legal system.

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Golden Oldie #1 – Is a Preservation Letter Necessary to Trigger an Opponent’s Duty to Preserve?

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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.

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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

Fucile “[T]estimony of witnesses who were kicked by plaintiff’s attorney while the witnesses were responding to defendants’ attorney’s inquiry. because there is no way of knowing what the testimony would have been if the witnesses had been left alone.” — West v. should not be considered as evidence. Irwin (E.D.

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New Jersey Decision Permits Geofence Warrants Upon a Proper Predicate

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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. Witnesses reported hearing that the perpetrator was speaking on a cell phone.

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You Subpoenaed My Documents, Shouldn’t You Pay for Them?

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23, 2015) the court observed that responding parties presumptively bear the expense of complying with discovery requests unless the expense is “significant.” ” If the subpoena is issued in a state court matter, a state statute or court rule may shift the costs of subpoena compliance to the requesting party (see below).