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

E-Discovery LLC

9, 2023)(Courts have recognized that sanctions may be imposed for improperly obtaining evidence.). It wrote: Pursuant to its inherent authority, the Court will strike the improperly used material from the pleadings, and Campbell will be barred from using it as evidence in this litigation, except for purposes of rebuttal or impeachment.

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Lawyers, Implicit Bias and Burnout: 5 Steps to Self-Discovery

Attorney at Work

In other words, you see what you look for — and we are always looking for evidence that our beliefs are correct. So if you believe you are not good enough, you will focus on evidence that you don’t measure up. Despite evidence to the contrary, you will unconsciously associate with people who will confirm you are defective.

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Discretionary Stay of Discovery Pending Decision on Dispositive Motion

E-Discovery LLC

Defendants moved to stay all discovery deadlines pending a resolution of their motion to compel arbitration and for a stay pending arbitration. The motion to stay discovery was granted. The Court wrote that: It is axiomatic that district courts enjoy substantial discretion in managing discovery. 10, 2025)(Austin, J.),

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Google Avoids Discovery on Discovery Based on Insufficient Foundation for Request

E-Discovery LLC

In response to the Taylor plaintiffs, Google challenged unreasonably broad demands for discovery on discovery, [that] are unsupported by any showing that relevant evidence is missing or that Googles production is deficient or otherwise improper. In my opinion, that omission was dispositive almost by itself. Grimm, Michael D.

Discovery 130
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Self-Collection, Discovery About Discovery, and Curative Sanctions

E-Discovery LLC

Among them were: general principles of discovery; the role of counsel in self-collection; discovery on discovery; the date that the litigation hold was triggered; whether reasonable post-trigger steps were taken; curative sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. It insists that it is not conducting unchecked discovery.” See The Hon.

Discovery 130
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Spoliation Discovery Permitted

E-Discovery LLC

7, 2025), the court addressed a number of discovery disputes in this lawsuit by a terminated employee against her former employer. 22 asked: Identify each and every DOCUMENT or other piece of tangible evidence relevant to Plaintiff’s claims and Defendants’ defenses which has been lost, destroyed, or cannot be found.

Discovery 130
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Another Approach to Drafting and Discovery of Litigation Hold Notices

E-Discovery LLC

As to one document, the Courts review of the substance of each of the redacted paragraphs makes clear that the letter involves the application of legal principles relevant to discovery and evidence preservation to guide the future conduct of Defendants. DISCOVERY OF LITIGATION HOLD NOTICES HAS LONG BEEN AN ISSUE. Grimm (ret.)

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