Judge Paul Grimm (D.MD) is something of a celebrity in e-Discovery circles, and his latest ruling will give you a good idea why. In the case Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe et al. Judge Grimm encounters richly comedic and seriously sad spoliation… so much so that those found responsible were ordered to jail. Judge Grimm calls these guys “the gang that couldn’t spoliate straight.”
Judge Grimm found the case to be:
”…the single most egregious example of spoliation that I have encountered in any case that I have handled or in any case described in the legion of spoliation cases I have read in nearly fourteen years on the bench”
Of particular interest here is a great PDF Judge Grimm puts together to illustrate spoliation sanctions by circuit.
I encourage you to check out Ralph Losey’s excellent summary of this case for more insight and hilarious facts about the ruling: Victor Stanley II – Judge Grimm Ruling.
