Tag Archives: discovery documents

Upset about those million pages on the Epstein Affair?

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Naomi

Worried that the volume (and DOJ redactions) make it impossibly burdensome for Congress’s investigative units to get through them, let alone find the smoking guns? Instead of worrying, watch Dark Waters, a brilliant legal thriller from 2019, starring Mark Ruffalo … Continue reading →

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Depositions: what happens when defendants stall?

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Naomi

I’ve had numbers of search strings asking about depositions. Several wonder what happens if defendants are not deposed. I’m thinking that last point has something to do with stalling, i.e., defendants keep putting off being deposed. So could there be … Continue reading →

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When a legal client ignores court orders…

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Naomi

…the law firm representing him will sue. Him, that is. Their client. After firing him. I.e., a lawyer isn’t going to fall on his sword and take a contempt charge from a judge if his client hasn’t turned over material … Continue reading →

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