An examination of attempts by courts and individual judges to limit the consumption of judicial resources, expedite the discovery process, curb abuses in the use of discovery methods, and provide for more effective sanctions. Reprint of 63 Minnesota Law Review 253 (1979).
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Federal Discovery: A Survey of Local Rules and Practices in View of Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules
January 1, 1979