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Three Motions for Sanctions Denied Under ESI Rule and Common Law

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She claimed that her complaint led to her termination on August 26, 2022. The Court recited the key facts: “Plaintiff cites additional explicit text messages between herself and Mr. Roberts in her Complaint.” “At Second , it wrote that the duty to preserve “is triggered when litigation is reasonably anticipated.”

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7 Legal Workflow Examples to Handle Tasks With Less Effort

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It lays out the exact steps needed to complete something, like drafting a contract, onboarding a client, or preparing for litigation. Keeps Everyone on the Same Page In any legal team, its easy for wires to get crossed. Teams that automate legal workflows in litigation save time and avoid unnecessary delays.

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Motion to Dismiss Filed by Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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And, it also suggests that the Complaint does not identify any waiver of sovereign or absolute judicial immunity, and asserts that there is none in circumstances such as this. E-Discovery LLC (Jul. It points out that there is no “waiver of the district court’s sovereign immunity or abrogation of judicia immunity….” Merrill , 332 U.S.

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Should Discovery be Stayed Pending Ruling on Dispositive Motion?

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31, 2025), the court denied defendants request to stay discovery pending a ruling on defendants motion to dismiss the complaint. In denying the request to stay discovery, the Hernandez court first noted that it had wide discretion in controlling discovery. The stay was presented by plaintiffs motion to compel.

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Divorce Complaint Stricken and Testimony Precluded as Discovery Sanction

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June 28, 2024)(unreported), the intermediate appellate court affirmed a discovery sanction in a divorce action. The action was pending on cross-complaints for limited and absolute divorce. Mrs. Ferko alleged that Mr. Ferko’s discovery responses were inadequate on the issue of marital property.

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Cross-Motions to Compel in Employment Lawsuit

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1] The Court resolved cross-motions to compel. Both discovery motions were granted in part and denied in part. The Cooper Court also ordered discovery of a cell phone providers text message log as a useful cross-check on the completeness of discovery. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 2025 WL 404246 (D.

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Five Key Points from the Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit Against OpenAI

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District Court for the District of Northern California, for allegedly stealing private information from millions of internet users.