N.D. California Court Declines to Follow Race Tires, Allows Taxation of e-Discovery Costs In re Online DVD Rental Antitrust Litig., No. M 09-2029 PJH, 2012 WL 1414111 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 20, 2012) Plaintiffs moved for review of the clerk’s taxation of costs, including those related to electronic discovery.  Noting the recent decision of the Third [...]

In California, the document from Hell — aka The “Privilege Log” 31 January 2012 - In responding to Requests for Production of documents you have three response choices  (1) agree to produce; (2) state that after a diligent search and a reasonable inquiry you have no documents, or (3) object.  If you chose option three, then you must: [...]

California Federal Court Grants Motion to Adopt Version of Model Order on E-Discovery in Patent Cases Promulgated by Federal Circuit DCG Sys., Inc. v. Checkpoint Techs., LLC, No. C-11-03792 PSG, 2011 WL 5244356 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 2, 2011) In this patent case, Defendant sought an order adopting a modified version of the Model Order on [...]

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have established e-discovery rules for California court litigators. The veto was especially surprising because the bill passed the California Assembly without a single “no” vote. The move appears to be Schwarzenegger’s reaction to his frustration with the Assembly rather than opposition to the bill. Schwarzenegger’s veto [...]