In Major Tours, Inc., et. al. v. Colorel, et. al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68128 (D. N.J. Aug. 4, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider granted plaintiffs' application for production of defendants' litigation hold letters. 

In Sue v. Milyard, et. al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69199 (D. Colo. Aug. 6, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe denied plaintiff's motion for reconsideration in denying its motion for spoliation sanctions related to the deletion of video from defendants' video surveillance system.

In FSP Stallion 1, LLC, et. al. v. Luce, et. al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68460 (D. Nev. July 21, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen, ordered defendants to produce documents in both native format and static images.

In Chirdo v. Minerals Technologies, Inc., et. al., 2009 WL 2195135 (E.D. Pa. July 23, 2009), U.S. District Court Judge  Lawrence F. Stengel denied plaintiff's request that the jury be given a "spoliation charge." Holding that there was no evidence that the defendants intentionally destroyed relevant evidence.

In Southeastern Mechanical Svs., Inc. v. Brody, et. al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69830 (M.D. Fla. July 24, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Jenkins denied defendant Thermal Engineering Constr. Svs., Inc.'s motion for spoliation sanctions.

In In re Netbank, Inc. Securities Litigation, 2009 WL 2461036 (N.D. Ga. Aug. 7, 2009), U.S. District Court Judge Beverly B. Martin granted plaintiffs' motion to compel electronically stored information in its native format.

In Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. LaSalle Bank Nat. Assoc., 2009 WL 2243854 (S.D. Ohio July 24, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Mertz denied plaintiff's motion to compel backup tape restoration and production finding the information not reasonably accessible based on the high cost of restoration and the  limited utility of the resulting information.  The court, citing the Sedona Conference "Cooperation Proclamation" further ruled that the parties failed to adequately meet and confer under FRCP 26(f).

In Spieker, et. al.  v. Quest Cherokee, LLC, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62073 (D. Kan. July 21, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen M. Humphreys granted plaintiffs' renewed motion to compel the production of electronically stored information ("ESI") and rejected defendant's argument that ESI was not reasonably accessible due to undue cost or burden.

In Armor Screen Corp. v. Storm Catcher, Inc., et. al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59927 (S.D. Fla. June 29, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne E. Vitunac awarded reasonable expenses incurred by plaintiff in opposing defendants' meritless motion to compel electronically stored information ("ESI") in a reasonably usable format.

In Textron Financial Corp. v. Eddy's Trailer Sales, Inc., et. al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60065 (E.D.N.Y. July 10, 2009), U.S. Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson granted plaintiff's motion to compel the production of relevant electronically stored information ("ESI"), but capped the cost at $10,000.