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Not a lawyer. I imagine there's various forms of discovery and various ways it comes up. But one thing to note is that you can be victim of the pains of discovery as an innocent third party.

"Hey random vendor, backed by the full force of the Court, you are compelled to spend time and money getting us x,y,z and/or lawyer time arguing about it."

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“The public has a right to every man’s evidence.”

If a party tries to abuse the discovery process against a third party then the third party can move for sanctions, including costs.

I don't follow. Aren't we saying the same thing?

Yes, there's definitely remedies if things go too far. Good luck with those, though. But the point is that you don't have to be the plaintiff or the respondent to get tied up in an expensive, time-consuming process.

I misread your post. I’ve deleted that sentence.

Unfortunately judges want evidence submitted so unless it is an impossible request, they usually allow it.

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