Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2018, Volume 31, Number 3
Content
- A Dozen Brilliant Litigation Strategies That Backfire in Arbitration
- Editor's Foreword: Full Courts
- From the Section Chair Looking back; looking forward
- Masthead
- New Liberty From Liability Insurance Coverage Worries
- Past Chairs of the Litigation Section
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Strengthening the Civil Jury
- Table of Contents
- Ten Tips for Writing a Winning Arbitration Brief
- The California Supreme Court, 2017-2018: Coping With a Short Bench
- The E-Word: Emotions, Women, and the Law
- The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption by Richard L. Hasen
- What Is Neutral-Driven Dispute Resolution (Ndr) and When Do I Need It?
- Resolving Discovery Disputes in Federal Courts
Resolving Discovery Disputes in Federal Courts
By Alyson Berg & Kristina Doan Strottman
As discovery disputes continue to consume judicial and party resources, federal courts have begun experimenting with alternative methods for resolving disputes in a more cost-effective and efficient manner. Federal magistrates, who are typically delegated authority to resolve discovery disputes in federal courts, have utilized a variety of procedures to achieve better results. As a result, a party seeking to raise a discovery issue cannot assume that filing a motion to compel is the first step. This article outlines several procedures adopted by magistrate judges for resolving discovery disputes, and concludes with suggested "best practices."
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