DOCKET NO: HHDCV226166055S
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`SUPERIOR COURT
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`ORDER 436946
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`BBSR, LLC
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` V.
`ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLC
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`JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD
` AT HARTFORD
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`12/16/2024
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`ORDER
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`ORDER REGARDING:
`11/14/2024 275.00 MOTION FOR ORDER
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`The foregoing, having been considered by the Court, is hereby:
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`ORDER:
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`The Practice Book does not expressly authorize the appointment of a special master for the resolution of
`discovery disputes in civil cases. Cf. Practice Book § 25-32B authorizing the appointment of special
`masters for that purpose in family matters. While Practice Book § 23-14 affords wide discretion to the
`court in complex litigation docket cases, the appointment of a special master, over the objection of a
`party, is a step the court should take only cautiously and when deemed essential, absent an agreement
`between the parties. The plaintiff has not established that the appointment of a special master is
`appropriate or necessary, such that the court is prepared to exercise its discretion under § 23-14 to do so.
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`Nor is the court persuaded, at this juncture, that an in-camera review of 2000 documents and attachments
`is necessary. Instead, the court orders the defendant to provide a more specific description of the subject
`matter of the documents withheld on the basis of privilege. This may be accomplished either by
`disclosing email “subject headings,” where doing so will not itself divulge privileged information, by
`revising the privilege log to provide a more specific description of the subject of the communication, or
`a combination of both. Also, to the extent that the privilege log does not already do so, it is to be revised
`to disclose the identity of any third parties who are recipients of communications that are claimed to be
`privileged.
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`The revised privilege log shall be provided to the plaintiff and to the court by January 2, 2025 and the
`court will schedule a conference thereafter to address the status of the parties’ efforts to resolve the
`privilege issues and any further steps that may be taken to do so.
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`Judicial Notice (JDNO) was sent regarding this order.
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`436946
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`Judge: JOHN BURNS FARLEY
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`This document may be signed or verified electronically and has the same validity and status as a document with a physical
`(pen-to-paper) signature. For more information, see Section I.E. of the State of Connecticut Superior Court E-Services
`Procedures and Technical Standards (https://jud.ct.gov/external/super/E-Services/e-standards.pdf), section 51-193c of the
`Connecticut General Statutes and Connecticut Practice Book Section 4-4.
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