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Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 1 of 2

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These videos were admitted into evidence without objection and were contained in about 30 video exhibits. Over objection, Lieutenant McDonald testified that he focused on one of the suspects who wore distinctive attire. The court admitted the composite video over objection. State, 261 Md. 499 (2024). at 533-34. “We

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A Request to File a Privilege Log Under Seal Was Denied

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21, 2024), the court wrote: “Before the Court are a litany of motions to seal exhibits to contemporaneously filed briefing on discovery disputes.” The Sazerac court granted a number of those motions; however, it denied the motion to seal a privilege log that had been filed as an exhibit. explain the procedure.

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

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1 The amendments to CR 26 affect objections, supplementation, and disclosure of experts. In response to the objection this might increase costs and introduce ambiguity, the Work Group determined most parties already ask for supplementation, so there is no net increase in work. General objections shall not be made.

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Do You Have to Ask an Opponent for a Privilege Log?

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There were several other discovery disputes and the parties submitted emails, exhibits, and a declaration. c)(2) contentions, in reviewing the briefs and exhibits, it is evident that the communication issues addressed in the court’s January 11, 2024 order have not been resolved. Plaintiffs argued that Fed.R.Civ.P.

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Three Types of Protective Orders – Requirements to Seal Court Record

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addresses sealing of filed documents: Any motion seeking the sealing of pleadings, motions, exhibits, or other documents to be filed in the Court record shall include (a) proposed reasons supported by specific factual representations to justify the sealing and (b) an explanation why alternatives to sealing would not provide sufficient protection.

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Fifth Circuit Rejects Proposed AI Regulation for Legal Filings After Widespread Opposition

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The primary objective was to guarantee the accuracy and reliability of AI-assisted legal filings. Brantley Starr, a US District Judge in the Northern District of Texas, highlighted these issues, stating that the platforms currently exhibit tendencies toward hallucinations and bias. News Sources U.S.

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Felder: Part 1 of 4:  Court-Ordered Transcription of “Meet and Confer” Session

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Because the Court has a duty to preserve the integrity of the judicial process and to potentially consequence a party who exhibits bad faith in the process, Plaintiff was granted leave to file a motion for sanctions, so that she could clearly articulate and demonstrate the need for sanctions.

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