Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 23, 2017
Improving discovery dispute resolution in California state courts
Discovery disputes rarely involve difficult questions of law. Many involve nothing more than intractable positions maintained by one side or the other. But the longer a disagreement simmers, the harder it is to get to "yes."
Central Courthouse
Jeffrey Y. Hamilton Jr.
Presiding Judge
General Trials
Santa Clara University School of Law, 1993
Discovery disputes rarely involve difficult questions of law. Many involve nothing more than intractable positions maintained by one side or the other. But the longer a disagreement simmers, the harder it is to get to "yes." Adding to those delays, discovery motions often are used by deep-pocket clients simply to squeeze their less-funded adversaries.
Providing prompt access to judges through a streamlined "pretrial discovery confere...
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