Discovery

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Discovery

• And more

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Initial Disclosures (even w/out discovery)

• 26(a)(1)
• What. 26(a)(1)
• See 26(g)(1)
• When
• Sued
• Joined later

• Supplementation 26(e)(1)

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Expert Disclosures (even w/out discovery)

• Fact-expert
• What Identity. 26(a)(2)
• When 90 days/SO. 26(a)(2)(C)
• But if covered by initial disclosures, at time of
  initial disclosures.

• Testifying expert
• What report, depo/interrog. 26(a)(2)(B)
• When 26(a)(2)(C)
• Consulting expert
• Nothing unless 26(b)(4)(B) showing.
• Identity not protected.

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Discovery

• Senders obligations
• Recipients obligations

• Process if disagreement
• Confer
• Compel
• Protective order

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General Sender Obligations

• 26(g)

• Specific limitations in each form
• Parties Interrogs, RFAs, depos
• Nonparties Depos RFPs through subpoena (link
  on web page)

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General Recipient Obligations

• Object in form required by discovery and as per
  26(g)(2)
• Privilege
• WP
• Irrelevancy
• Undue burden, etc.
• Reasonable investigation
• Provide responsive information
• Claim privilege/wp properly over undiscoverable
  information in form required for specific
  discovery
• Supplementation. 26(e)(1) (experts) (2)

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If Disagreement

• Confer
• Motion for Protective Order
• Motion to compel

• Order compelling or protecting info from
  discovery or imposing conditions
• Sanctions to extent granted/denied. 37(a)(4)

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Use of Discovery Motions Trial

• FRE
• Foundation for admission of documents produced
  during discovery
• Interrogs. 33(c)
• RFAs - admissible

• Depos R32
• FRE limits in ways we dont yet understand
• Generally testimony can be admitted to extent
  allowed by FRE
• Trial rules favor live testimony. Not our focus

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Later Pretrial Disclosures

• 26(a)(3)
• What
• Will/may call
• Depo degs
• Ex list (bates number)
• Trial brief/other stuff as per local rules
• When

• Process
• Result final pretrial order.
• Significance 16(e)