CostShifting

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August 1, 2016

Court Denies Defendants’ Request for eDiscovery Cost Shifting

In Nehad et. al. v. Browder et. al., Case No. 15-1386 (N.D. Cal., July 15, 2016), Plaintiffs, the parents of a man who was fatally shot by police officer Defendant Browder, filed a civil rights action based upon excessive force, assault, battery, negligence, and wrongful death. During discovery, the parties sought court intervention into disputes regarding

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August 26, 2015

Western District of Michigan Declines to Reconsider Magistrate Judge’s Three Discovery Orders

In the consolidated case of Stryker Corp. et. al. v. Ridgeway et. al., Case Nos. 13-1066 and 14-889 (W.D. Mich., Jul. 20, 2015), Defendant Ridgeway appealed three unfavorable discovery orders entered by the magistrate judge. The first order required Defendant to pay a portion of Plaintiffs’ discovery costs, including paying for the costs Plaintiffs incurred in searching their emails for references