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Many plausible scenarios here.  Taylor has it in the bag because he or his lawyer already knows what's in the reports and it's different from the summary in the ESPN articles.  Taylor doesn't know what findings the report made against him and is fishing for evidence of malice in discovery (which is permitted, but of course might not pan out).  Taylor knows he's screwed, and he is just fishing for names of accusers in discovery with the intent to smear them.  Taylor knows he's screwed, and he is just fishing for the person who leaked the report to ESPN, which, if disclosed to Stanford, might result in negative consequences for that person.  I'm sure other alternatives are possible also.  If we knew the nature of the attorney fee arrangement, that might help us narrow down the true reason for the lawsuit.

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Many plausible scenarios here.  Taylor has it in the bag because he or his lawyer already knows what's in the reports and it's different from the summary in the ESPN articles.  Taylor doesn't know what findings the report made against him and is fishing for evidence of malice in discovery (which is permitted, but of course might not pan out).  Taylor knows he's screwed, and he is just fishing for names of accusers in discovery with the intent to smear them.  Taylor knows he's screwed, and he is just fishing for the person who leaked the report to ESPN, which, if disclosed to Stanford, might result in negative consequences for that person.  I'm sure other alternatives are possible also.  If we knew the nature of the attorney fee arrangement, that might help us narrow down the true reason for the lawsuit.