Judge Reins In Discovery Fight as WP Engine Ordered to Produce Customer Data

A U.S. magistrate judge has moved to rein in the escalating discovery battle between WP Engine and Automattic, warning attorneys for both sides to stop “half-baked” filings, describing their conduct as “not normal,” and imposing new limits on how future disputes can reach the court. At a hearing last Thursday in the U.S. District Court, Chief Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu heard arguments on…

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