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BCBSC’s RESPONSES TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.’s
FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO BCBSC
through undersigned counsel, submits these Responses to Plaintiff’s first request for
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
B. The word usage and sentence structure may be that of the attorneys
who in fact prepared these Responses, and thus does not necessarily purport to be
the precise language of the executing party.
3. BCBSC generally objects to the Responses to the extent that they seek
information subject to the attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work-product
doctrine. Inadvertent production or disclosure of any such information shall not
constitute a waiver of any such privilege or immunity.
4. BCBSC generally objects to the Responses to the extent that they seek
the discovery of matters that are not relevant to the claim or defense of any party to
this action.
5. BCBSC generally objects to the Responses to the extent that they are
not sufficiently limited in time and scope.
RESPONSES
review” pursuant to Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. § 4-362, to which there is no
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discovery in cases seeking judicial review as said statute does not permit
as Md. Rule 7-201, et. seq., “which governs actions for judicial review,” do
not provide for a party to seek discovery from an opposing party. See Md.
Rule 7-201, et. seq. In Hammen v. Balt. County Police Dep’t, 373 Md. 440, 453
(2003), the Maryland Court of Appeals stated “We hold that, absent a
BCBSC makes this objection with the full intent to preserve any and all
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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 5: All documents identifying any person who
attended a meeting, formal or otherwise, during which allegations of grade
changing at any Baltimore City Public School was discussed.
Respectfully submitted,
Tamal A. Banton
Tamal A. Banton, Senior Counsel
Amanda L. Costley, Associate Counsel
Office of Legal Counsel
Baltimore City Public Schools
200 East North Avenue, Suite 208
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(443) 642-4256 telephone
(410) 396-2955 facsimile
Attorneys for BCBSC
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 22nd day of January 2018, a copy of the
Tamal A. Banton
Tamal A. Banton