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“Boilerplate” Objections Are Generally Condemned; Except When They’re Not

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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. 168, 170 n.1

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When Can a Party Refer to Produced Records as an Answer to an Interrogatory?

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Plaintiff contended that, in response to plaintiffs interrogatories, Defendants improperly refer to hundreds of pages of documents, which is non-responsive, evasive, and in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d). First, it must show that a review of the documents will actually reveal answers to the interrogatories.

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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. Interestingly, the Ho court sustained what appear to be boilerplate objections that plaintiff’s requests were “overly burdensome” and “irrelevant….” While boilerplate objections are generally ineffective, see General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr.

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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.

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When is Failure to Provide a Timely Privilege Log Excusable?

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2010)(emphasis added); see, e.g., Court Excused Party From Waiver by Failure to Provide Specific Objections (Aug. Furthermore, even when privilege objections are timely asserted, the failure to produce a proper privilege log generally constitutes waiver of the privilege objections.” In Bautech USA, Inc. Resolve Equip.,

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StubHub: “The Court is not going to do that.”

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In the latest iteration of In Re StubHub Refund Litigation , 2024 WL 3817068 (N.D. This is adversarial litigation, and there need to be clearly understood responsibilities. But that’s not true.” emphasis added]. We’re not starting this over from the beginning. The rest of the decision did not go well for plaintiffs. emphasis added].

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Li. v. Merck Addresses: Trigger; Spoliation Discovery; and, Document Unitization

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In the first blog, I suggest that the Li court considered a subjective factor in an objective test. While Sedona correctly states that the test is whether a reasonable party in the same factual circumstances would have reasonably foreseen litigation, I have some questions about the Li Courts conclusion. What facts led Ms.

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