Danny B. Ex Rel. Elliott v. Raimondo

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The management of complex litigation presents challenges that test the mettle of even the most able trial judge. Given the rigors of this task, we have ceded substantial discretion to the district courts with respect to case management decisions. But that discretion, though wide, is not boundless.

In the case at hand, two case management orders crossed this line: an order that totally denied plaintiffs’ counsel access to their own clients and an order that prevented the plaintiffs from seeking plainly relevant discovery. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment below and remand…