Legal Opinion
Cañada v. Hernandez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 14, 2005No. Civ. No. 01-1542 (JAG/GAG)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GELPI, United States Magistrate Judge.
The purpose of discovery is to make a trial less a game of blindsman’s buff and more a fair contest with the basic issues and facts disclosed to the fullest practicable extent. Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., 862 F.2d 910, 929 (1st Cir.1988) (quoting United States v. Procter & Gamble, 356 U.S. 677, 682, 78 S.Ct. 983, 2 L.Ed.2d 1077 (1958)).
Once a proper discovery request has been seasonably propounded, [a district court must] not allow a party sentiently to avoid its obligations ... by failing to examine records within its control. Anderson,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Anne Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Klonoski v. MahlabCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Agustina Perez-Perez v. Popular Leasing Rental, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Reyes Canada v. Rey HernandezDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2002
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