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Re: Destruction of notes and data
Posted by:
Jim Mazerat (IP Logged)
Date: February 23, 2007 07:30PM
This did not answer my question. There is not a problem with your concept, but my question is with all you are saying being true, than why does it seem that a majority of the court and appellate court decision seem to go in favor of the person that destroyed the original notes? Has there ever been a case where the destruction of a personal notes been considered spoliation of evidence? What I have been suggesting is that if you are others could show the rest of us something as to documentation that suggest this is an unacceptable process it would go along way in changing mines. Right now you and the others have a strong personal belief one way and there are others with just as strong belief for the other way, so at this point it is a personal opinion. If a few persons get this placed in 921 based on their own personal belief, with no supporting data such as an abundance of court rulings or attorney general offices giving legal opinions, it will speak volumes about the document.