Finding that the contention interrogatories at issue violated the spirit of Rule 26 and that "no party has an absolute right to have answers to contention interrogatories"
Granting as conceded defendant's motion to dismiss where plaintiff's opposition was untimely, and noting that the "court's role is not to act as an advocate for the plaintiff and construct legal arguments on his behalf in order to counter those in the motion to dismiss"
Holding that waiver is appropriate if "[t]here is nothing in defendant's responses which permits the Court to ascertain why or how the request is burdensome"
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,441 times 49 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"
Fed. R. Civ. P. 34 Cited 13,452 times 152 Legal Analyses
Finding that the rules related to electronic discovery were "not meant to create a routine right of direct access to a party's electronic information system, although such access may be justified in some circumstances."