Jewell v. Aaron?s Inc., No. 1:12-CV-05630-AT, 2013 WL 3770837 (N.D. Ga. July 19, 2013)

Key Insight: Court declined to approve Defendant?s discovery request for 87 opt-in Plaintiffs to produce all content of websites, blogs, or social media sites posted by them during work hours for a four year period where Defendant failed to make a ?sufficient predicate? showing that the information sought was reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence and where the request was overly burdensome in light of the ?remote relevance of the information? sought

Nature of Case: Collective Action

Electronic Data Involved: Contents of websites, blogs, social media (e.g., Facebook) posted by Plaintiffs during work hours for a four year period