Still, the Eddie Haskell litigation strategy, if you can call it that, rarely works in the long run. What is really irritating is when the judge falls for it and cannot see through the lies even worse is when the judge thinks you are the one being uncooperative by trying to point out the truth. We have all run into opposing counsel like that. I was just telling Wallace how pleasant it would be for Theodore to accompany us to the movies.Īn Eddie Haskell lawyer type talks a good line of cooperation when in front of the judge, but it is just a charade they are really just sneaking around and not cooperating at all. Wally, if your dumb brother tags along, I’m gonna – oh, good afternoon, Mrs. In case you are not familiar with the great Eddie Haskell character from the classic TV show Leave It To Beaver, here is one of his signature lines:
The actions of defense counsel in this case, whom the opinion makes out to be a real Eddie Haskell type (I personally have no idea), provides a text book example of the wrong way to oppose burdensome discovery. Humphreys shows what can happen when you feign cooperation and try to snow opposing counsel and the court with exaggerated, unsubstantiated claims of review and production costs. Court Catches On To Feigned Attorney Cooperation and Client Pays the Consequences.Ī decision by Magistrate Judge Karen M.
