Motion to Compel Discovery (sample brief)

motion-to-compel.pdf

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Citations reviewed: 4
Determinate: 4 of 4 (rest unverified / inconclusive)
Risk score: 92 / 100 (lower = safer)
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Citation findings

Authority	Status	Reviewer notes
Halverson v. Pacific Western Mutual 547 F.4th 1182, 1191	Not located in reporter	existenceNo opinion is published at 547 F.4th 1182 in CourtListener's corpus.
Upjohn Co. v. United States 449 U.S. 383, 392	Quotation not verified	pinciteQuoted language was not located in the cited opinion. propositionCited authority may run contrary to the asserted proposition. Upjohn is the leading case on attorney-client privilege in the corporate context; it does not address discovery sanctions. As filed “discovery sanctions must be applied severely upon any showing of willful evasion, with no requirement that the moving party demonstrate prejudice.” As found in the opinion “the privilege exists to protect not only the giving of professional advice but also the giving of information to the lawyer to enable sound and informed advice.”
See Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 509 U.S. 579, 596	Review recommended	propositionSupport for the asserted proposition was not located in the cited opinion. Daubert addresses expert testimony admissibility under FRE 702.
Hickman v. Taylor 329 U.S. 495, 507	Confirmed	existenceLocated Hickman v. Taylor at 329 U.S. 495. pinciteQuoted language located in the cited opinion. propositionProposition appears supported.

Reviewer of record. Veritas surfaces candidates for attorney review. The findings above are not legal conclusions. The decision to rely on any authority, and responsibility for every citation in the filing, remains with the filing attorney.