Judicial Survey Questions

DLC Q17: Please describe your general practice regarding the resolution of discovery motions.

DLC A17: If the legal issue is clear, that is, the law favors one party's position, I rule accordingly. If the issue is more nebulous, or if it relates to concerns that a request is perhaps overly broad, or too vague, or onerous, I try to use the hearing on the discovery motion as a working meeting, and will ideally work through and reach resolution on each issue. As such, we can usually issue an oral order on the motion from the bench, and will follow it up with an electronic order summarizing the rulings on each issue.

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* Cabell, Donald L.

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts