Everyone complains about e-discovery, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is trying to do something. In September, Chief Judge Randall Rader unveiled a model order designed to limit discovery in patent cases.
Rader announced it himself at the Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, where he told a standing-room-only crowd that the Federal Circuit Advisory Council had unanimously voted to adopt his proposal. They are voluntary guidelines that may be used by any district court or judge.
