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WGY Q14: Given the new requirement under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1) regarding the proportionality of the scope of discovery, what, if any inquiry do you make about this issue at the initial scheduling conference?

WGY A14: Judge Keeton taught me to act like a baseball arbitrator in resolving case management issues, i.e. tell the parties to be “reasonable” and then choose one or another of the various proposals presented on the basis of which is more reasonable and proportionate.

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* Young, William G.



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