I think you might be thinking of spoilation--https://…uslegal.com/…/spoliation-of-… --which is destroying evidence you think might be subpoened. I don’t think it would apply in this scenario.
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I think you might be thinking of spoilation--https://…uslegal.com/…/--which is destroying evidence you think might be subpoened. I don’t think it would apply in this scenario.