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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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16, 2024)(“To impress upon them the gravity of the claims they made in their pleadings, the court put both [plaintiff’s counsel] West and [new defense counsel] Goetzl under oath.”). Sometimes Discovery Disputes Do Not Bring Out the Best in Us (Apr. 10, 2024); see also Counsel Not Required to Swear to Having Met Discovery Obligations (Jan.

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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. While construing relevance broadly, this Court is anchored by the parties’ pleadings. “To Interestingly, the Ho court sustained what appear to be boilerplate objections that plaintiff’s requests were “overly burdensome” and “irrelevant….” The case involved a loan gone south.

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Two Recent Decisions Imposing Sanctions for Discovery Failures

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The circuit court ordered Mr. Etame to submit any objections, which he did, with some discovery responses. The circuit court then prohibited Mr. Etame from presenting any evidence and struck his pleadings, including counterclaims. Benton filed suit, Hartley Hall propounded interrogatories and document requests. emphasis added].

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Another Cinderella Situation –Motion Denied as Untimely?

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The “Rules of Procedure are the lawyer’s compass and serve to help him [or her] steer through the narrows of pleading, pass the rocks of default, around the shoals of limitation, and safely into the harbor of judgment. 1, 2023)( untimely discovery objection was waived); cf.

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A Wake Up Call Revisited: Read the Rules & Don’t Argue “Not Reasonably Calculated” in Federal Courts

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19, 2025)(Emphasis added), the court wrote: Throughout his responses, Canales objects to OPWs requests on the ground that they are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Canales may not rely on this objection and must supplement his responses to provide any documents or information withheld on this basis.