11 Cited authorities

  1. Kodish v. Oakbrook Terrace Fire Prot. Dist.

    235 F.R.D. 447 (N.D. Ill. 2006)   Cited 228 times
    Holding that the burden rests on the objecting party to show why a discovery request is improper
  2. United States v. Hill

    749 F.3d 1250 (10th Cir. 2014)   Cited 103 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding "[a]n expert may not go so far as to usurp the exclusive function of the jury to weigh the evidence and determine credibility."
  3. Winskunas v. Birnbaum

    23 F.3d 1264 (7th Cir. 1994)   Cited 179 times
    Holding that hearsay statements are incapable of creating a genuine issue of material fact
  4. Kuttner v. Zaruba

    819 F.3d 970 (7th Cir. 2016)   Cited 86 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that discovery rulings will be upheld unless they lack a basis in law or fact or clearly appear to be arbitrary
  5. Abbott v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

    Case No. 06-cv-0701 MJR (S.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2009)   Cited 2 times   1 Legal Analyses

    Case No. 06-cv-0701-MJR. March 31, 2009 ORDER AND MEMORANDUM MICHAEL REAGAN, District Judge I. Introduction and Factual Background Plaintiffs, Anthony Abbott, Eric Fankhauser, Lloyd DeMartini, Jack Jordan and Dennis Tombaugh, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, filed this action pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1002 et seq. ("ERISA"). Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants, Lockheed Martin Corporation ("LMC"), as Administrator

  6. Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 26   Cited 97,825 times   674 Legal Analyses
    Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
  7. Rule 45 - Subpoena

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 45   Cited 17,099 times   110 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition "within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person"
  8. Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

    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"
  9. Rule 34 - Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes

    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."
  10. Rule 804 - Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay-When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness

    Fed. R. Evid. 804   Cited 4,023 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing an exception to the hearsay exclusionary rule when the party against whom the statement is offered has engaged in wrongdoing which procures the unavailability of the declarant
  11. Section 229.1101 - (Item 1101) Definitions

    17 C.F.R. § 229.1101   Cited 12 times   1 Legal Analyses

    The following definitions apply to the terms used in Regulation AB (§§ 229.1100 through 229.1123 ), unless specified otherwise: (a)ABS informational and computational material means a written communication consisting solely of one or some combination of the following: (1) Factual information regarding the asset-backed securities being offered and the structure and basic parameters of the securities, such as the number of classes, seniority, payment priorities, terms of payment, the tax, Employment