United States ex rel. Guardiola v. Renown Health
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
2015 WL 5056726 (2015)
Relevant factsFree
In a False Claims Act suit alleging fraudulent Medicare billing, relator Guardiola (plaintiff) sought emails from Renown (defendant) spanning 2006-2014, but Renown objected to producing emails from an 18-month window during which it had switched to a new, unindexed backup system, estimating $248,000 total cost (split between $136,000 production and $112,000 attorney review); Guardiola moved to compel production.
IssueFree
Whether a court will compel production of electronically stored information unless the opposing party demonstrates the information is not reasonably accessible due to undue burden or cost, and the requesting party cannot show good cause.