Ninth Cir. — Judge A. James Craner: Hearing & argument time

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Selected “Fraud on the Court” Cases .................................................. 226 -- 7 of 242 -- 1 CHAPTER ONE DISCOVERY STANDARD AND EXPECTATIONS Full and fair discovery is essential to the truth-finding function of our justice system, and parties and non-parties alike must comply not only with the technical provisions of the discovery rules, but also with the purpose and spirit of those rules.1 All of the discovery rules are to be “construed to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action.”2 Relevant facts should be the determining factor rather than gamesmanship, surprise or superior trial tactics.3 And courts neither countenance nor tolerate actions that are not forthright and which merely delay and obfuscate the discovery process.4 As explained in the opinions attached in Appendix 1-1 and Appendix 1-2, boilerplate approaches are inconsistent with t

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