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Pamida, Inc. v. E.S. Originals, Inc. (2002)

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Rule Authority · 8th Cir.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 731-32 (8th Cir.2002) (discussing waiver of work product privilege); Kinkead v. Union Nat’l Bank, 51 Ark.
Quote Authority · Iowa · 5 citations in this opinion
This is reflected in our requirement that “[a]ny discovery motion presented to the court must include a certification that the movant has in good faith personally spoken with or attempted to speak with other affected parties in an effort to resolve the dispute without court action.” Id. (“The certification must identify the date and time of any conference or attempts to confer.”); accord id. rs. 1.504(3) (imposing similar requirements regarding motions for protective orders)…
“The certification must identify the date and time of any conference or attempts to confer.”
Quote Authority · Iowa · 5 citations in this opinion
This is reflected in our requirement that “[a]ny discovery motion presented to the court must include a certification that the movant has in good faith personally spoken with or attempted to speak with other affected parties in an effort to resolve the dispute without court action.” Id. (“The certification must identify the date and time of any conference or attempts to confer.”); accord id. rs. 1.504(3) (imposing similar requirements regarding motions for protective orders)…
“The certification must identify the date and time of any conference or attempts to confer.”
green Heitkoetter v. Domm (2024)
Quote Authority · E.D. Cal. · 2 citations in this opinion
See Cookie Dep’t, 2022 WL 2232223 at *1; Pamida, 281 F.3d at 730 (“The Shelton test 5 was intend [sic] to protect against the ills of deposing opposing counsel in a pending case which 6 could potentially lead to the disclosure of the attorney's litigation strategy.”).
“The Shelton test 5 was intend [sic] to protect against the ills of deposing opposing counsel in a pending case which 6 could potentially lead to the disclosure of the attorney's litigation strategy.”
green Benson v. Lincoln (2023)
Rule Authority · D. Neb. · 2 citations in this opinion
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · D. Neb. · 2 citations in this opinion
Originals, 281 F.3d 726 (8th Cir. 2002), wherein the Eighth Circuit found a party may depose opposing counsel if the party “seeks relevant information uniquely known by [the] attorneys about prior terminated litigation, the substance of which is central to the pending case.” Id. at 731.
green Zhu v. Li (2021)
Quote Authority · N.D. Cal. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 2002) 12 (“Shelton was not intended to provide heightened protection to attorneys who represented a client 13 in a completed case and then also happened to represent that same client in a pending case where 14 the information known only by the attorneys regarding the prior concluded case was crucial.”). 15 But this limitation itself has a limitation: “Pamida permits deposing an opposing counsel 16 if a party ‘seeks relevant inform…
“Neither piece of information is peculiarly within counsel’s knowledge . . . . Pamida does not 20 apply here. [¶] Instead, Shelton applies.”
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl. · 2 citations in this opinion
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 731 (8th Cir. 2002).
green Gilbert v. Johnson (2025)
Rule Authority · D. Neb.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 731 (8th Cir. 2002) (applying Nebraska law to hold plaintiff waived the attorney-client privilege by seeking indemnification from defendant for attorneys’ fees incurred in a separate litigation because this put the work of plaintiff’s attorneys in the other litigation at issue).
applying Nebraska law to hold plaintiff waived the attorney-client privilege by seeking indemnification from defendant for attorneys’ fees incurred in a separate litigation because this put the work of plaintiff’s attorneys in the other litigation at issue
green Kern v. Gandhi (2025)
Rule Authority · D. Minnesota
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · D.N.J.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729-30 (8th Cir. 2002)).
Rule Authority · S.D. Ind.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir.2002)).
Rule Authority · N.D. Cal.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th 15 Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · D.N.J.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729-30 (8th Cir. 2002) (quoting Shelton, 805 F.2d at 1330 ).
quoting Shelton, 805 F.2d at 1330
green Laatz v. Zazzle, Inc. (2024)
Rule Authority · N.D. Cal.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729-31 (8th Cir. 2002) 22 (distinguishing discovery directed to information about pending litigation that could reveal 23 counsel’s litigation strategy from discovery directed to a concluded litigation in which counsel 24 also happened to represent a party); In re Andre, No. 19-mc-80266-VKD, 2019 WL 6699958 , at 25 26 2 In an unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit applied the three-factor Shelton test in addressing whether a party could depose…
Rule Authority · D. Neb.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · E.D. Mo.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · D. Neb.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 731 (8th Cir. 2002) (citing League v. Vanice, 221 Neb. 34 , 374 N.W.2d 849, 856 (Ne.1985)).
citing League v. Vanice, 221 Neb. 34 , 374 N.W.2d 849, 856 (Ne.1985)
Rule Authority · D. Minnesota
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 2002) (declining to apply the Shelton test to litigation that had concluded, because the test was intended to “protect against the ills of deposing opposing counsel in a pending case which could potentially lead to the disclosure of the attorney’s litigation strategy”).
declining to apply the Shelton test to litigation that had concluded, because the test was intended to “protect against the ills of deposing opposing counsel in a pending case which could potentially lead to the disclosure of the attorney’s litigation strategy”
Rule Authority · M.D. La.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729-30 (8th Cir. 2002). 85 ATS Products, Inc. v. Champion Fiberglass, Inc., 309 F.R.D. 527, 532 (N.D.
Rule Authority · E.D. Mo.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir. 2002).
green Evans v. Krook (2022)
Rule Authority · D. Minnesota
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · W.D. Ky.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · E.D. Mo.
Id. at 731 (under Nebraska law, an implied waiver of the attorney-client privilege occurs when “(1) assertion of the privilege was a result of some affirmative act, such as filing suit, by the asserting party; (2) through this affirmative act, the asserting party put the protected information at issue by making it relevant to the case; and (3) application of the privilege would have denied the opposing party access to information vital to his defense”) (quoting League v. Van…
under Nebraska law, an implied waiver of the attorney-client privilege occurs when “(1) assertion of the privilege was a result of some affirmative act, such as filing suit, by the asserting party; (2
Rule Authority · E.D. Cal.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th 13 Cir. 2002) (Shelton “was not intended to provide heightened protection to attorneys who 14 represented a client in a completed case and then also happened to represent that same client in a 15 pending case where the information known only by the attorneys regarding the prior concluded 16 case was crucial.”).
Rule Authority · E.D. Mo.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir. 2002).
green Evans v. Krook (2022)
Rule Authority · D. Minnesota
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · S.D.N.Y.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729-30 (8th Cir. 2002)).
Rule Authority · D. Minnesota
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 728 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · S.D. Ohio
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 2002) (describing Shelton rationale).
describing Shelton rationale
Rule Authority · E.D. Mo.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002) (citing Wigmore, Evidence at Common Law, § 2327, at 636 (J.
citing Wigmore, Evidence at Common Law, § 2327, at 636 (J. McNaughton rev. 1961)
Rule Authority · W.D. Ky.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 2002).
Rule Authority · E.D. Mo.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002) (quoting Pittman v. Frazer, 129 F.3d 983 , 988 (8th Cir. 1997)).
quoting Pittman v. Frazer, 129 F.3d 983 , 988 (8th Cir. 1997)
Rule Authority · Bankr. D. Del.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002) (further citations omitted)). 36 Id. 15 “revealed wrongdoing” and then not give Welded the requisite information to test the validity of those statements. 21.
further citations omitted
Rule Authority · Bankr. D. Del.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002) (further citations omitted)). 36 Id. 15 “revealed wrongdoing” and then not give Welded the requisite information to test the validity of those statements. 21.
further citations omitted
Rule Authority · E.D. Mo.
S. Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir. 2002) (quoting Miscellaneous Docket # 1 v. Miscellaneous Docket # 2, 197 F.3d 922, 925 (8th Cir. 1999) (first alteration in original)).
quoting Miscellaneous Docket # 1 v. Miscellaneous Docket # 2, 197 F.3d 922, 925 (8th Cir. 1999) (first alteration in original)
Rule Authority · S.D. Cal.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 28 2002).
Rule Authority · E.D. Mich.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 2002); see also aaiPharma, Inc. v. Kremers Urban Dev.
Quote Authority · S.D. Cal.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726 , 13 730–31 (8th Cir. 2002) (“the protection Shelton provides to opposing counsel only applies 14 because opposing counsel is counsel in the instant case and not because opposing counsel 15 had represented the client in the concluded case”); see, e.g., Sterne Kessler Goldstein & 16 Fox, PLLC v. Eastman Kodak Co., 276 F.R.D. 376, 379 (D.D.C. 2011); United States v. 17 Philip Morris, Inc., 209 F.R.D. 13, 17 (D.D.C. 2002).
“the protection Shelton provides to opposing counsel only applies 14 because opposing counsel is counsel in the instant case and not because opposing counsel 15 had represented the client in the concluded case”
green Wilson v. Geerdes (2019)
Rule Authority · D. Neb.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir. 2002) (holding a party cannot depose opposing counsel absent showing the attorney’s testimony is relevant, that the information he or she has is critical to the deponent’s case, and no other information source exists).
holding a party cannot depose opposing counsel absent showing the attorney’s testimony is relevant, that the information he or she has is critical to the deponent’s case, and no other information source exists
Rule Authority · N.D. Ill.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729-30 (8th Cir.2002) explained that Shelton “was intended to guard against the ’harassing practice of deposing opposing counsel.. .that does nothing for the administration of justice but rather prolongs and increases the costs of litigation, demeans the profession, and constitutes an abuse of the discovery process.” See also In re Subpoena Issued to Dennis Friedman, 350 F.3d 65, 71 (2nd Cir.2003).
Rule Authority · prsupreme
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8vo Cir. 2002), el tribunal permitió una deposición a los abogados de la parte contraria porque la información que se quería descubrir era sobre un pleito anterior ya terminado, la información era crucial para el caso pendiente y la información solo era conocida por los abogados (“Shelton was not intended to provide heightened protection to attorneys who represented a client in a completed case and then also happened to represent that same…
Rule Authority · D.D.C.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir.2002) (“[T]his Court holds that Pamida impliedly waived the work product privilege by bringing the indemnification action in which the information allegedly protected is crucial and unavailable by other means.”); Trs. of Elec.
green Costello v. Poisella (2013)
Quote Authority · N.D. Ill.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 732 (8th Cir. 2002) (“With respect to the issue of implied waiver, the Court must not only look at whether [the author] intended to waive the privilege, but also whether the interests [of] fairness and consistency mandate a finding of waiver.”).
“With respect to the issue of implied waiver, the Court must not only look at whether [the author] intended to waive the privilege, but also whether the interests [of] fairness and consistency mandate a finding of waiver.”
green Zimmerman v. State (2013)
Rule Authority · Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730-31 (8th Cir.2002).
Rule Authority · N.C. Bus. Ct.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir. 2002), stating that “[t]he Shelton test was intend[ed] to protect against the ills of deposing opposing counsel in a pending case which could potentially lead to the disclosure of the attorney’s litigation strategy.”5 Id. (emphasis added). 3 Two other circuits have upheld lower court rulings premised on Shelton on the grounds that the rulings were within the lower courts’ discretion to manage discovery under Rule 26.
Rule Authority · D.D.C.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 730 (8th Cir.2002).
Rule Authority · 8th Cir. BAP
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir.2002) (quoting McKnight v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 36 F.3d 1396 , 1403 (8th Cir.1994)).
Rule Authority · 8th Cir. BAP
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 729 (8th Cir. 2002) (quoting McKnight v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 36 F.3d 1396 , 1403 (8th Cir. 1994)).
quoting McKnight v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 36 F.3d 1396 , 1403 (8th Cir. 1994)
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Originals, Inc., 281 F.3d 726, 731 (8th Cir.2002); Frontier Refining, Inc. v. Gorman-Rupp Co., Inc., 136 F.3d 695, 703 (10th Cir.1998); In re Grand Jury Proceedings, 43 F.3d 966, 971 (5th Cir.1994).