Sievert Electric Service and Sales Company v. Storako, et al., No. 22 CV 6380 (N.D. Ill. July 24, 2025) (Kim, Mag. J.).

Magistrate Judge Kim issued a comprehensive discovery order in this Defend Trade Secrets Act case, addressing multiple motions to compel and highlighting important ESI and privilege issues.

Of particular interest, the Court rejected

Addition & Detoxification Institute, LLC v. Rapid Drug Detox Center, No. 11 C 7992, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 11, 2012) (Coleman, J.).

Judge Coleman granted in part plaintiff ADI’s motion to compel limited jurisdictional discovery in this patent case.  ADI’s requests were overly broad and the Court accepted defendant’s declarations, but the Court