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A Year of Change
2013 Minnesota State and Federal E-Discovery Law Update
September 9, 2013
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Minnesota’s Amended Discovery Rules
PROPORTIONALITY
MORE DISCLOSURE
COLLABORATION AND INFORMALITY
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Minnesota Amends Discovery Rules (link)
Amended rules have made proportionality a central guiding principle for all civil litigation in Minnesota.This is based on Civil Justice Reform Task Force recommendations. (link)
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Civil Justice Reform Task Force Takeaways:● Discovery big reason for cost of litigation.
(link)
● Changes intended to “create a presumption of narrower discovery and require consideration of proportionality in all discovery matters...” (link)
● discovery & expense threaten the civil justice system; proportionality is probably one of the most important changes. (link)
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Rule 1 “just, speedy, and inexpensive” (link)
Responsibility of &
Based on: needs of the case
amount in controversy
parties’ resources
complexity and importance of issues
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More Disclosure
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Rule 26.02: Narrower Scope of Discovery (link)
Discovery limited to proving or disproving
Claim
Defense OR
Impeaching a witness
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More Disclosure
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Rule 26.01 -- New Disclosures (link)
Initial Disclosures
Expert Disclosures
Pretrial Disclosures
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Rule 37.03: Sanctions for non-disclosure (link)
If party fails to disclose information or witnesses, the court may Preclude information or witness
Money sanction
Inform jury of failure
Order “other appropriate sanctions”
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Collaboration and Informality
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Rule 26.06 -- Meet and Confer
Parties must meet and confer on discovery
as soon as “practicable” and no more than 30 days after answer due date,
and then file a discovery plan or else risk being sanctioned
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Rule 115.04Motions to Compel
Court may resolve motions to compel through an informal telephonic conference with the court.
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Minnesota State and Federal Case Law Update
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Sanctions
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Proposed Amendments to Federal Civil Rules
● These could go into effect in 2015.● In 2010, Duke Conference proposed ideas for
reducing cost and delay in civil litigation.● In April 2013, the Advisory Committee on
Civil Rules submitted a report regarding proposed changes [link].
● In August 2013, the Judicial Conference of the United States submitted a preliminary draft of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [link]. Link to section discussing proposed changes
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Default for Discovery Violations
Aviva v. Fingerhut (Jan. 8, 2013)
Takeaways● Discovery mistakes start small, end big.● Attorney’s hands-off approach to difficult
client often backfires.● Once attorney loses credibility with the
court, it is very hard to get it back.
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You Gotta Talk! (link to rule)(compare with committee’s proposed changes and comments)
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Rule 26(d) -- Meet and Confer (link)(Compare with committee’s proposed changes and comments [link])
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Rule 26(g) -- Know the answer
Link to proposed
rule
Link to current rule
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Failure to Produce
Fields v. Emmerich (Anoka County District Court, Dec. 11, 2012)Defs intentionally violated duty to disclose and their counsel failed to adequately investigateTakeaways● Rule 26.07 (link) is Rule (link) 11.02 of discovery!● Can’t hide behind a vendor● Can’t hand the wheel to your client
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Spoliation
Multifeeder Technology v. British Confectionery (D. Minn. Sept. 18, 2012)Takeaways● Attorneys should use a discovery tool to
prevent rogue client from deleting data.● Lost evidence can be a black box that can
contain whatever the opposing counsel wants it to.
● Might be good idea to bring in a neutral early.
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Adverse Inference -- Intentional
Takeaways● Use witness testimony carefully to show
culpable -- or innocent -- state of mind.● Tell opposing counsel what documents you
want preserved -- the sooner, the better.● Consider creative sanctions, such as motions
in limine.
Sherman v. Rinchem (8th Cir. Aug. 6, 2012)
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Adverse Inference -- Negligence
Sekisui v. Hart (S.D. NY Aug. 15, 2013) (case infographic [link])
Takeaways● Important that IT and attorneys
communicate.● Make sure what you tell opposing counsel
and the court is correct.● Attempt to quantify and specify what data
was lost.
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Attorney’s Discovery Duties
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Responding to Requests for Admissions
Bach v. Life Mortgage (Minn. Ct. Appeals, May 6, 2013) (unpublished)
Takeaways● Make sure that you have good grounds to
deny RFA under Rule 36 (link).● A qualified denial is not enough to escape
sanctions.● Responses may have violated Minn. R. Civ.
P. 26.07 (link).
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Link to current
rule
Link to proposed
rule
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Rule 30(b)(6) Deponent Fail
Aviva Sports v. Fingerhut (D. Minn. July 23, 2013)
Takeaways● A poorly prepared corporate representative
can sink your case.● Difficult clients do not absolve attorney of
duty to court.● “Empty head, pure heart” defense doesn’t cut
it.
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Privilege Log
S.E.C. v. Welliver (D. Minn. Oct. 26, 2012)
Delay in raising claim of inadvertent disclosure caused waiver
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Scope of Discovery
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Compare with committee
proposed rule and comments
Current Rule
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Link to current rule Link to proposed rule and comments
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Redaction and Relevance
Burris v. Versa Products (D. Minn. Feb. 19, 2013)
Takeaways● Make sure discovery positions are supported
by statute and case law.● Protect confidential info through protective
order rather than redaction.● Taking unreasonable positions alienates the
court.
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Link to current rule Link to proposed
rule
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Rule 26(c) -- Protective Order, not redaction
Detailed Rule 26(c)
Infographic (link)
Link to current
rule
Link to proposed
rule