In spite of Apple agreeing to everything Epic requested during discovery, Epic asserts that the company is attempting to artificially delay the litigation process. It is anyone's guess how the Supreme Court might rule on whether Apple can be in violation of an injunction due to the "spirit of the law." In the meantime, Epic seems desperate to speed up discovery in light of this monumental decision.
According to a joint filing from both Apple and Epic, there seems to be some dispute on the state of document production and discovery. Epic suggests Apple isn't complying and creating artificial delays while Apple's response is equivalent to a lengthy "nuh-uh." Epic requests that Apple provide all requested documents, including information pertaining to commissions for regions outside of the United States by November 1. That new deadline is weeks ahead of the previous one set for Thanksgiving.
Of the documents already provided, Epic complains of duplications, heavy redactions, and missing information. It expected more information about many more individuals that it alleges took part in the commission decision-making. Apple pushes back Apple's statement in the filing says it agreed to search for and produce nonprivileged documents responsive to all of Epic's 16 document requests pertaining to 27 custodians. The search will even be conducted using Epic's broad search terms.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing