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Local Rule Prohibiting Definitions in Interrogatories Without Leave of Court

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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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Discovery 101 – Court Sets Out Ground Rules to Resolve Discovery Dispute

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5] “The rules also require objections to interrogatories and requests for production of documents to be made with specificity.” [6] 7] “Boilerplate objections are legally meaningless and amount to a waiver of an objection.” [8] 7] “Boilerplate objections are legally meaningless and amount to a waiver of an objection.” [8]

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“Boilerplate” Objections Are Generally Condemned; Except When They’re Not

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27, 2024), “boilerplate” objections were sustained on the specific facts presented. BOILERPLATE OBJECTIONS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN CONDEMNED Boilerplate objections have generally been condemned. See General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr. In Jacobs v. The Journal Publishing Co., 2024 WL 4333199 (D. at 190, 192.

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

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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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E-Discovery 101 – – A Refresher on the Scope of Discovery + Boilerplate Objections Sustained

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It – surprisingly – sustained boilerplate objections. Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.” Interestingly, the Ho court sustained what appear to be boilerplate objections that plaintiff’s requests were “overly burdensome” and “irrelevant….”

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Spoliation Discovery Permitted

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The court permitted spoliation interrogatories. Plaintiffs supplemental response stated: Plaintiff objects to this interrogatory as compound. Defendants Interrogatory No. Plaintiffs supplemental response stated: Plaintiff objects to this interrogatory as compound.

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If You Don’t Ask the Right Question, You Won’t Get the Answer

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While not the focus of this blog, it is interesting that some of the evidence of the undue influence came from graphic text messages. The Court pointed out that the right question was found in a standard form interrogatory. Standard General Interrogatory No. But it was not propounded by Joan. Rules Form No.