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Fifth Circuit· 1/8/2024

Ford v. Anderson County

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  • 90 F.4th 736

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  • finding no bad faith sufficient to warrant sanctions under Rule 37(e)(2) for lost text messages
  • explaining hearsay evidence can be considered on summary judgment “provided ‘its contents can be presented in admissible form at trial’” (citing Patel v. Tex. Tech Univ., 941 F.3d 743, 746 (5th Cir. 2019))
  • “This court permits an adverse inference or sanctions against the spoliator only upon a showing of ‘bad faith’ or ‘bad conduct.’ [Guzman v. Jones, 804 F.3d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 2015)] (quoting Condrey v. SunTrust Bank of Ga., 431 F.3d 191, 203 (5th Cir. 2005)

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