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Nov. 1, 2017

Court chides parties for opposing interpretations of discovery order

A magistrate judge refused to let a tech company duck written discovery during a hearing on Tuesday, noting that a prior judicial order from the district court clearly gave the plaintiff company permission to access information relating to disputed source codes.

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. magistrate judge refused Tuesday to let a ticket-selling company owned by eBay duck a discovery order, noting that a district judge already gave the plaintiff company permission to see information relating to disputed source codes.

Magistrate Judge Suzanne Segal did say, however, that she was troubled by a series of last-minute filings by both parties that created “confusing factual issues” about whether the de...

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