Discovery

Watch Those “Jury Duty” Tweets, People

I was on NPR's Science Friday show this week, yapping about how lawyers are using Facebook profile information as evidence (summary: we use it all the time, if it might be relevant), and one of the topics we discussed is…


Fall Is Here . . . A Great Time to Schedule Surveillance

This is from some spam we received today: Fall is in the air and as the temperature continues to drop, now is the time to schedule surveillance. Don’t miss the opportunity to catch your subjects outside and active before it’s too late….


I Am Sorry

I am sorry that Mr. Murphrey had to go through what he describes in this letter. I am sorry that attorneys sometimes act unprofessionally and even childishly. I am sorry that I did not have a chance to post this…


Parties Ordered to Conduct Deposition at State Line

Here’s an order going directly to the Lowering the Bar Legal Document Archive.  Apparently, in a lawsuit pending in the Western District of Texas (at Austin), the parties were unable to agree on whether the deposition of a corporate representative…




“Follow the Chicken”

Q:  Do you have a separate business that you have     incorporated . . . or is this something you do     just in your own name? A.  Sir, I had a vision back when I was a child that …


Order Directs Counsel Not to Mudsling, Fingerpoint

On Tuesday, Judge Davis of the Northern District of Florida entered an order that suggested a slight frustration with discovery disputes that may result merely from a lack of civility between counsel.  Put another way, he is %@#*ing sick of…