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by singleshot_ 671 days ago
No. See the various state rules of civil procedure concerning the presumptive and requested form of production of electronically stored information. An example is Ariz. R. Civ. P. 26.1(c)(3).
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I've seen plenty of productions of source code, email tranches, and database dumps in PDF format in both state and federal suits this year alone.

I've never worked with the courts in Arizona so perhaps this kind of gamesmanship is not allowed.