Saturday, March 29th, 2008

DAlaska: Discovery of Plaintiff’s Employment History, Etc.

Duty to confer typically requires face-to-face meeting 
In an excessive force case, Judge John Sedwick has resolved a number of discovery issues that commonly arise in civil litigation, including employment cases. 
Defendant’s discovery obligations: Sedwick granted the plaintiff’s motion to discover information about defendant’s insurance policies; other complaints, internal investigation reports, and lawsuits against the officer for excessive force; and training […]