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Multiplicity: I Got It — There’s a Lot of Them

Attorney at Work

An exception is for technical or precise words such as “affidavit.” What’s Wrong With “Multiplicity”. Plain language is best. Sticking to words of no more than three syllables usually makes your point. Repeated use of long words like “multiplicity” comes across as pompous, not learned. Multiplicity” can be vague.

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Dead Men Neither Wear Plaid Nor Render Opinions To A Reasonable Degree of Professional Certainty

Ethicking

Nonetheless, a notarized affidavit bearing his signature dated April 26, 2024, was filed with the court (purportedly to rebut a motion for sanctions). The inspection upon which the affidavit was based allegedly occurred two days before Gadrow died (again, of brain cancer, not from a sudden accident or heart attack).

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Minnesota Guardianship Annual Reporting Requirements

SW&L Attorneys Blog

These include a Personal Well-Being Report a/k/a the “annual report”, an Annual Notice of Rights to Petition for Termination or Modification of Guardianship or Other Relief, a Bill of Rights, and an Affidavit of Service. Filing Only the Personal Well-Being Report and Affidavit of Service need to be filed/submitted with the Court.

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The Federal “Official Information” Privilege

E-Discovery LLC

In order to assert it: “The objection must be accompanied by a declaration or affidavit ‘from a responsible official within the agency who has personal knowledge of the principal matters to be attested to in the affidavit or declaration.’”

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Requesting Parties Are Denied “Input” Into Producing Party’s Search Terms

E-Discovery LLC

If so, then the trial judge must decide a method’s appropriateness with the benefit of information from some reliable sourcewhether an affidavit from a qualified expert, a learned treatise, or, if appropriate, from information judicially noticed.

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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

The affidavit further recited that the employee was expressly barred from accessing the records. While there were several types of information at issue, in brief summary, one item the employee submitted was a table with the name and salary details of the employee who was hired, over Campbell, into the managerial role. Emphasis added].

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Two Recent Decisions Imposing Sanctions for Discovery Failures

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Bentons and (according to an affidavit) Ms. In an affidavit, Doroshenko testified that he heard nothing from West in response to the deficiency letter and emailed West asking for an explanation on July 14, 2023. Benton filed suit, Hartley Hall propounded interrogatories and document requests. Benton did not respond.

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