eDiscovery Case Law: Judge Peck Denies Recusal Motion in Da Silva Moore
eDiscovery Case Law: Judge Peck Denies Recusal Motion in Da Silva Moore https://cloudnine.com/wp-content/themes/cloudnine/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 CloudNine https://cloudnine.com/wp-content/themes/cloudnine/images/empty/thumbnail.jpgIt’s been a few weeks since we heard anything from the Da Silva Moore case. If you’ve been living under a rock the past few months, Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in this case in February making it one of the first cases to accept the use of computer-assisted review of electronically stored information (“ESI”). However, the plaintiffs objected to the ruling and questioned Judge Peck’s relationship with defense counsel and with the selected vendor for the case, Recommind and ultimately formally requested the recusal of Judge Peck. Now, Judge Peck has denied that motion.
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