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· 6/21/1982

Armento v. Scurr

Citations

  • 457 U.S. 1138
  • 102 S. Ct. 2970
  • 73 L. Ed. 2d 1357
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 3998
  • 1982 U.S. LEXIS 2736

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  • holding that a request for an open-ended set of documents cut against a finding of waiver
  • explaining that the factual context can warrant narrowing or expanding the scope of the subject matter waiver
  • in its discretion, court may limit the scope of waiver to the same “specific” subject matter as that already disclosed
  • waiver of work product limited to materials actually disclosed, because the party did not deliberately disclose documents in an attempt to gain a tactical advantage
  • in its discretion, court may limit the scope of waiver to the same “specific” subject matter as that already disclosed
  • waiver of work product limited to materials actually disclosed, because the party did not deliberately disclose documents in an attempt to gain a tactical advantage

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