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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] 34(b)(1)(A). [4] 7] “Boilerplate objections are legally meaningless and amount to a waiver of an objection.” [8] 26(b)(5)(A)(ii).” [11] Rule 26(a)(2)(B) & (C).”

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Initial Disclosures Cannot Await Expert Opinions

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Lively will provide an estimate of damages in an amount to be determined by an expert in accordance with the scheduling order in this case.” The court wrote: Although Lively’s damages may depend largely on expert discovery, this does not relieve her of the obligation to comply with Rule 26. [C]ourts

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Sanctions for Failure to Comply With a Scheduling Order That Set Discovery Milestones

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The Court wrote: Appellees moved for sanctions against appellant on June 21, 2023, claiming that he had not responded to Nova Biomedical’s interrogatories or its request for production of documents, both of which were purportedly propounded upon appellant on November 9, 2022. at *1, 3, 8. Appellees then moved for summary judgment.

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Relative Proportionality Argument Rejected

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That is a very rigorous process, often necessitating expert testimony. The document requests and interrogatories at issue plainly seek information to which Plaintiffs are entitled, and Wiegand cannot seriously contend that the information is not relevant. For instance, Request No. sled at Wisp.”