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

E-Discovery LLC

Judge Stafford wrote: “The Court’s efforts to resolve the disputes informally during the status conference were unsuccessful, so the parties’ discovery disputes must be resolved through motion practice.” 3] “A party requesting documents must describe each request with reasonable particularity.” 34(b)(1)(A). [4]

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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

E-Discovery LLC

In doing so, the Court aims to, where possible, work with the parties to find a mutually agreeable path forward, to avoid needlessly wasting the Court’s and the parties’ resources on unnecessary motion practice. Sometimes Discovery Disputes Do Not Bring Out the Best in Us , quoting Wilshire Ins.

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

WA Bar News

That was always the rule if CR 33 (interrogatories) and CR 34 (requests for production) were read. Despite that, the Work Group found that some parties persisted in using general objections, claiming they were permissible because no rule expressly prohibited them.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Key Witnesses — Identify the people involved in the case and their roles to inform decisions about document requests, interrogatories, and depositions.