Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oct. 14, 2022
Central District Local Rule 37-1 – laudable in intent; problematic in practice
Things rarely go according to plan, especially when dealing with an opponent who dabbles in the dark arts of discovery gamesmanship.
Keith J. Wesley
Ellis George Cipollone O'Brien Annaguey LLP
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 274-7100
Email: kwesley@bgrfirm.com
George Washington Univ LS; Washington DC
Civil litigants spend vast sums in attorney's fees (upwards of nine figures annually) litigating civil discovery disputes in the Central District of California. Nobody likes the current state of affairs. Litigants are baffled by the cost of obtaining an order on a seemingly straightforward issue that is ancillary to the merits. Lawyers are frustrated that opposing counsel (it is, after all, always opposing counsel's fault) is transparently abusing the civil discovery ...
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