Can’t Quit Cut-And-Paste Discovery Objections? Here’s Help

Your document request is “vague, overly broad, and unduly burdensome,” litigants have told their opponents since time immemorial. The 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sought to curb such boilerplate, cut-and-paste discovery responses, but many lawyers still struggle to kick the habit acquired early in their careers.

A new Sedona Conference publication could help. The legal policy and educational institute recently finalized publication—“Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(b)(2) Primer: Practice Pointers for Responding to Discovery Requests”—provides attorneys with practice pointers on how to comply with the amended rules and better handle issues that arise ...