They have looked closely at relevant lawsuits, and they have obtained and translated property records and corporate registries from around the world.
"Documents have been routinely destroyed despite defendant's knowledge that they are relevant to this lawsuit," Judge William R. Wilson of Federal District Court wrote in 2001, referring to Union Pacific.
But determining who has important Enron-related documents and then recovering their files and e-mail is a complex and time-consuming process; sorting such a huge quantity of data to determine what is relevant to the lawsuit brought by investors will take more time still, say experts who help lawyers gather such evidence.
As part of the obscure task of "discovery" — providing documents relevant to a lawsuit — the studios examined six million documents at a cost of more than $2.2 million, much of it to pay for a platoon of lawyers and paralegals who worked for months at high hourly rates.
And if you get into litigation, almost all private information, if relevant to the lawsuit, is fair game for subpoena.
Further evidence of the relationship between Apple and Digitude can be found on the ITC's own website, where a list of files relevant to the lawsuit can be found.
Allred said she would seek any and all recordings relevant to the lawsuit. .
Kobach argued the documents were not relevant to the lawsuit, but the ACLU argued they were because Kobach's proposal of amendments to federal voter registration law signaled he did not have the authority to implement a proof of citizenship requirement.
Bring all documentation and evidence to the hearing that supports your case; such as receipts, contracts, photographs, and any other paperwork or information relevant to your lawsuit.
Before trial, each party has the right to request documents in the control of the other party, so long as these documents are relevant to the lawsuit.
