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David Skaggs: Reclaiming my time, the local operation already keeps records by the kinds of cases they are litigating. If that is the…

On the recordSeptember 26, 1997
Reclaiming my time, the local operation already keeps records by the kinds of cases they are litigating. If that is the gentleman's concern, that they are getting into kinds of cases that they should not, that information exists. What additional benefit is it in the gentleman's mind to note names and addresses of plaintiffs and defendants and the address of the court? How can that make any difference in our understanding of the kinds of cases that are being litigated?
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David Skaggs
Colorado

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Discussing the record-keeping practices of local operations regarding litigation cases.

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