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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."

Charles Stevens Crandall

Judge (Ret.)

University of Virginia School of Law

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B.F. Sisk Courthouse

Jeffrey Y. Hamilton Jr.

Assistant Presiding Judge / Supervising Judge

Civil Trials

Santa Clara University School of Law, 1993

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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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