In September, the Advisory Council for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a model order that limits electronic discovery in patent litigation. The Eastern District of Texas judges plan to meet in February to discuss the model order, but lawyers already have followed its guidance in several cases pending in the patent-heavy district.
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Love of Tyler has granted an order limiting e-discovery in at least one case pending in his court based on the model order.
