Legal Opinion

John B. v. Goetz

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 26, 2008No. 07-6373PublishedCited by 144 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Gibbons, J.,

COLE, J. (pp. 461-62), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

State defendants seek mandamus relief from two discovery orders issued by the district court during the course of this class-action litigation. The district court issued the orders after a discovery dispute arose regarding defendants’ duty to preserve and produce electronically stored information relevant to the litigation. In the first order, the district court directed plaintiffs’ computer expert and a court-appointed monitor to inspect the state’s computer system and the computers of 50 key…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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3Cited by144 opinions

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  4. In Re Professionals Direct InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. Ashton Ex Rel. Estate of Ashton v. Knight Transportation, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2011

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