Knotty Issues of eDiscovery
Judge Cheryl Zwart provided one of the best summaries of proportionality analysis in Hurd v. City of Lincoln. The case is an employment action against the City of Lincoln with allegations of adverse actions taken on the Plaintiff after he filed discrimination and retaliation complaints. The Plaintiff had deposed five[…]
Read moreJudge G.R. Smith issued a great reminder that lawyers must “stop and think” when dealing with discovery disputes. This duty is imposed by Rule 26(g) and is “an affirmative duty to engage in pretrial discovery in a responsible manner that is consistent with the spirit and purposes of Rules 26 through Rule 37, and[…]
Read moreJudge G.R. Smith issued a great reminder that lawyers must “stop and think” when dealing with discovery disputes. This duty is imposed by Rule 26(g) and is “an affirmative duty to engage in pretrial discovery in a responsible manner that is consistent with the spirit and purposes of Rules 26 through Rule 37, and[…]
Read moreJosh Gilliland on tips for deposition preparation using litigation support technology. No part of this video should be considered legal advice.
Read moreGo “On the Record” with the Santa Clara County Bar Association Civil Practice Committee’s new expert deposition seminar on June 22 at 6:00pm. To register, click here. “On the Record” is a seminar with Judge Gregory Ward (retired), author of California Objections (James Publishing). After the brief introductory material by[…]
Read moreA child was injured at an Old Navy store (a subsidiary of the Gap) on a clothing rack, and naturally, a lawsuit followed in Federal Court based on Diversity Jurisdiction. Wei Ngai v. Old Navy, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67117 (D.N.J. July 31, 2009). The Plaintiffs deposed the Gap’s General[…]
Read moreA Facebook user in Massachusetts was facing criminal charges in Massachusetts for criminal harassment and threats to commit a crime from Facebook messages. Skerry, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38804, 1-2 (D. Cal. 2009). The Petitioner sought the emergency deposition of Facebook’s “recorder keeper” because of the concern Facebook periodically purged its information system. Skerry, 2-4.
Read moreI have taken and defended a good number of depositions. Preparing for deposition requires thoroughness, thoughtfulness, and not being tied to your question outline like a student actor reading a script. Whether you are “old school” or “new school,” there are many ways to enhance your deposition practice with litigation[…]
Read moreThe Discovery of Electronically Stored Information has many surprises, ranging from stating the form of production, the inadvertent production of privileged material and defensible search terms. A very surprised lawyer fought a First Amendment objection they probably did not see coming during a deposition. In Quixtar Inc. v.[…]
Read moreYou can open my old Civil Procedure course book and see I usually highlighted cases with three colors: Blue for the “Issue,” orange for “Rule,” yellow for “Analysis” and a note in the margin for the “Conclusion” (IRAC for the non-lawyers). Law students have been highlighting and writing in textbooks[…]
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