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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. at 190, 192.

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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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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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Sometimes Discovery Disputes Do Not Bring Out the Best in Us – Part II

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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.

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

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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].

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Is a Vehicle’s “On Board” or “Dash Cam” Video Protected From Disclosure as “Work Product?”

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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.

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Another Cinderella Situation –Motion Denied as Untimely?

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8, 2023); Court Uses an Informal Discovery Procedure to Hold That Untimely Objections Were Waived, and Answers to Interrogatories Defectively Referred to Deposition (Nov. 1, 2023)( untimely discovery objection was waived); cf. 14, 2024); Spoliation Motions Denied as Untimely – Another Wake-Up Call (Sep.