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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. While construing relevance broadly, this Court is anchored by the parties’ pleadings. “To Interestingly, the Ho court sustained what appear to be boilerplate objections that plaintiff’s requests were “overly burdensome” and “irrelevant….” The case involved a loan gone south.

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Two Recent Decisions Imposing Sanctions for Discovery Failures

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The circuit court ordered Mr. Etame to submit any objections, which he did, with some discovery responses. The circuit court then prohibited Mr. Etame from presenting any evidence and struck his pleadings, including counterclaims. Benton filed suit, Hartley Hall propounded interrogatories and document requests. emphasis added].

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Another Cinderella Situation –Motion Denied as Untimely?

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The “Rules of Procedure are the lawyer’s compass and serve to help him [or her] steer through the narrows of pleading, pass the rocks of default, around the shoals of limitation, and safely into the harbor of judgment. 1, 2023)( untimely discovery objection was waived); cf.