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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. b) (“A party may not separately define words used in an interrogatory without the court’s leave.”). applies only to interrogatories.

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Privilege Log Entry Was Relevant to Inquiry Notice Where Time-Bar Was at Issue

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In Connor , privilege log entries were inconsistent with a litigant’s testimony about when termination was first discussed. In Cáceres, privilege log entries appeared to show that plaintiffs were on notice of their claim months earlier than they asserted in interrogatory answers. Emphasis added].

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Initial Disclosures Cannot Await Expert Opinions

E-Discovery LLC

Contextually, the litigation has been described in popular media. Vasquez, Blake Lively’s Deposition Pushed Back by 2 Weeks After Judge’s Latest Ruling in Justin Baldoni Case (Jul. For blogs on some of them, please see “It Ends With Us” (Apr. 8, 2025); Crime-Fraud Exception to Privilege Not Shown (Jun. 14, 2025); I. 14, 2025); E.

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Decision on How to Best Search for ESI – Court Orders ESI Protocol in “Epic of Dysfunctional Discovery,” With Unique Clawback Provision

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In a case where the plaintiff seeks $24,000,000 in damages, the court stated: “Today we write the next chapter in this litigation, a case which threatens to become an epic of dysfunctional discovery…. 18, 2012)(“In reality, I struggled to fund the litigation and pay my personal bills.”… Everlast Roofing , Inc. For example, Ms.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key Witnesses — Identify the people involved in the case and their roles to inform decisions about document requests, interrogatories, and depositions.

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When Can a Party Refer to Produced Records as an Answer to an Interrogatory?

E-Discovery LLC

Plaintiff contended that, in response to plaintiffs interrogatories, Defendants improperly refer to hundreds of pages of documents, which is non-responsive, evasive, and in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d). First, it must show that a review of the documents will actually reveal answers to the interrogatories.

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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means. This article will explain the changes effected by the rule amendments and, with respect to CR 26, provide context considered by the Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group in drafting the proposed amendments to illustrate their impact. This is no different.