Boteach asks court to reject AI-provider subpoenas as drafted
Shmuley BoteachDefendant acting through litigation counsel
Boteach asks the court to sustain his objections to the proposed AI-provider subpoenas as drafted.
“The Court should sustain the objections to the proposed AI-provider subpoenas as drafted”
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Fontainebleau seeks Rabbi Shmuley's AI chats; he challenges the discovery requests
Fontainebleau argues that Shmuley Boteach's AI communications may bear on damages in its defamation suit. Boteach challenges the breadth of the requests and invokes work-product protection. An October 21 order permits specified categories while rejecting broader requests.
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The defense challenges the scope of reopened damages discovery and seeks protection for qualifying litigation-preparation material.
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Boteach argues that the hotel did not pursue AI discovery before the general cutoff and that the reopening is limited to damages.
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He asks the court to preserve substantiated work-product objections before requiring production.
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The case concerns the hotel's discovery requests. Boteach expressly rejects the subpoenas as drafted and asks the court to sustain his objections.
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