employment

Negligent Spoliation Inadequate For Dismissal

In this employment case, the court sanctioned the plaintiff for destroying cell phone records and lying under oath.

Plaintiff cannot shield cell phone records that his claim makes relevant

A rare intentional spoliation tort case further restricts the claim’s scope

Request Quashed: No Proof of Proportionality

Court Orders Specific Discovery After Complete ‘Breakdown’ Between Parties

Bird v. Wells Fargo Bank, No. 16-1130 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2017). In this case, the discovery process broke down so completely that the court…