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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 17, 2007

Bad Legal Form - Framing an Objection to Discovery Without an Explicit Focus

Forum Column - By Richard M. Coleman - The "Musings of a Discovery Referee" series continues with a look at details that elude even the savviest lawyers.

FORUM COLUMN

By Richard M. Coleman

      A motion was brought to compel inspection/production of documents. X Corp. prefaced its response to the request for inspection with what it called "Objections Applicable to All Requests" - another way of asserting improper "General Objections."
      One objection was: "X Corp. objects to each and every document request to the extent the request seeks document...

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