
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN LUIS OBISPO - As a complex civil litigator, Steve Crandall was frustrated by the effort it took to get a judge - most often in federal court - to intercede in a discovery dispute with opposing counsel.
The conflict inevitably would grow into a "massive bulk of paper" over something relatively straightforward and simple, Crandall said.
"It was so hard to get access to a judge in a discove... (continued)