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December 13, 2013

Agreement on eDiscovery Demonstrates Cooperative Goals of Rule 26(f) Conference

In Griffin Technology Holdings Inc. et al v. IWICS, Inc., No C13-1465 RAJ (Dist. Court W.D. Washington Nov. 25, 2013), plaintiff Griffin and defendant IWICS have ongoing litigation regarding a contract dispute. The litigation is still in the early stages of discovery, and the present agreement and order are an excellent example of Fed. R.

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September 20, 2013

California District Court Slashes Award of Taxable Costs, Citing SCOTUS Taniguchi Opinion

In our last blog, we briefly reviewed the facts and holding of the Supreme Court case Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. 132 S.CT. 1997 (2012). This case is being cited in Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 11-CV-06357 YGR (N.D.Cal. August 26, 2013) to back up the argument that taxable costs under

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August 9, 2013

District Court Denies “Metadata Extraction” As a Taxable Cost Under Fed. Rule 54(d)

An ongoing issue courts across the country are grappling with is when a prevailing party is seeking costs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(1). The rule allows for costs, over and beyond attorneys’ fees, to be recovered if the cost falls under one of the allowed categories. In a recent memorandum opinion in Amdocs (Israel)

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April 29, 2013

District Court Orders Specific Default Protocol for ESI Production

In the absence of concrete rules, or when parties seem to be unable to reach a compromise on electronic discovery, courts may outline specific orders to address all eDiscovery concerns. This was the case in the April 3, 2013 Order Regarding Electronically Stored Information in W Holding Company, Inc. v. Chartis Insurance Company of Puerto

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October 5, 2012

Will the Supreme Court Clarify Electronic Discovery Taxation of Costs Under Section 1920?

Title 28 U.S.C. § 1920 should be well known to litigators practicing in federal court, as it authorizes taxation of costs for printed or electronically recorded transcripts, fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses, and fees for the costs of copies. As noted in our blog about the eDiscovery case Race Car Tires II, the Third