“I HAD NEVER COME ACROSS A CASE IN WHICH SO LITTLE RESPECT HAD BEEN PAID TO THE COURT”: INACCURATE TIME ESTIMATES; OVER-LENGTHY SKELETONS; ENORMOUS BUNDLES (OH AND AN ATTITUDE OF “WE’LL COME INTO COURT WHEN WE WANT TO”…): I CAN’T RECALL JUDICIAL CRITICISM MUCH STRONGER THAN THIS,

Over the years we have looked at some fairly “vigorous” judicial criticisms of litigators and non-compliance with procedural requirements. This case contains some of the the most vigorous I have seen. The judge points to wholesale failures by both sides…