Wakeup Call to the Bar — FRCP Rule 34 Changes Will be Enforced (SDNY)
Last week the Southern District added some “teeth” to the newly updated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34, which pertains to pretrial discovery. In Fischer v. Forrest, 14 Civ. 1304 (S.D.N.Y. 2017) the Southern District heard a claim for copyright and trademark violations. During the course of discovery, defendant responded to plaintiff’s discovery demands with 17 “general objections” […]