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- Title: Exploring Challenges with the Discovery of Text Messages in Federal Cases Through the Lens of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. Ss. 2701-11
- Author : Erin Marie Secord
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 153 KB
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I. INTRODUCTION Abco, Inc. ("Abco") is suing Allen Dean ("Dean") in United States District Court for misappropriation of trade secrets based on text messages that Dean sent to Abco's lead competitor, Banes, Inc. ("Banes"). Dean exchanged sensitive information with Banes employees on his company-owned cell phone on nearly a dozen occasions. Dean's counsel moved to enjoin both Banes' and Abco's requests for text message data based on the Stored Communications Act ("SCA") and his Fourth Amendment rights. Dean's cellular service provider, Sprintel, Inc., refuses to release any of the text message data in response to Banes' and Abco's discovery requests. Both Abco and Banes have filed motions to compel release of the text message data based on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Rules"); the text message data is critical to all parties' claims.