E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 9, 2024

27, 2024), “boilerplate” objections were sustained on the specific facts presented. BOILERPLATE OBJECTIONS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN CONDEMNED Boilerplate objections have generally been condemned. See General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr. In Jacobs v. The Journal Publishing Co., 2024 WL 4333199 (D. at 190, 192.

Objections 130

Objections Discovery Interrogatories Admissibility 130

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It – surprisingly – sustained boilerplate objections. Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.” Interestingly, the Ho court sustained what appear to be boilerplate objections that plaintiff’s requests were “overly burdensome” and “irrelevant….”

Discovery 130

Discovery Objections Interrogatories Pleadings 130

E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Defendant Hirschbach added the following to its work product objection: Beyond this, Hirschbach objects to this request because it is overbroad, vague and ambiguous. Next , the court overruled the improper boilerplate objections. 26, 2024). _ [1] I will soon be posting an updated blog on boilerplate objections.

Admissibility 130

Admissibility Discovery Objections Interrogatories 130

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 16, 2024

The identification of non-custodial sources of data is a foundational issue, and you don’t get to make an objection to the other side’s disclosure and then hold on to that objection forever and ever, and years later ask to start the whole process over from scratch. We’re not starting this over from the beginning. emphasis added].

Interrogatories 130

Interrogatories Discovery Depositions Litigation 130

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Wiegand objected. After setting out the boilerplate on scope of discovery and requirements for a protective order, the Court wrote: “The burden is on the party resisting discovery to explain specifically why its objections, including those based on irrelevance, are proper given the broad and liberal construction of federal discovery rules.”

Discovery 130

Discovery Objections Admissibility Expert Testimony 130

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JUNE 20, 2024

The main topic here is ‘contention interrogatories’…. Obviously, after years of government investigation and years of discovery, no one can say the contention interrogatories at issue here are premature.” The court explained that: “A large portion of the parties’ dispute has to do with what a contention interrogatory can ask for.

Discovery 130

Discovery Interrogatories Exhibits Litigation 130

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Mr. Subrin reports of a pre-1929 case in which 2,258 interrogatories were filed. The defendants’ objection is overruled, and the requested documents are to be produced within the next 14 days. That is because, in this Title VII case, the evidence considered by a peer review committee lay “at the heart” of the claim.

Discovery 130

Discovery Objections Evidence Litigation 130