December 29, 2020 at 3:30 PM
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In fairness to Magistrate Judge Andrew Austin, this case and his 2020 have gone hand-in-hand.
Back in April, the judge had to benchslap Kirkland & Ellis into oblivion for not only refusing to comply with a simple third-party subpoena, but then having the audacity to demand fees for their trouble. They would not receive them, but the judge would note that “K&E should be embarrassed.”
But Judge Austin only had to deal with K&E because the defendant claimed he didn’t control a number of documents held by the recruiting company he otherwise seems to run. Last week, Judge Austin had to deal with the underlying discovery disputes involving the defendant and it was not pretty.