chapter 12

Question 1

request for documents

Answer 1

a request that a party or other individuals involved in a lawsuit provide a specific documents or other physical evidence to party making the request for such documents or physical evidence

Question 2

request for documents at the deposition of a party

Answer 2

documents may be obtained from a party by serving a request for that party to bring those documents to the deposition

Question 3

subpoenas duces tecum for a nonparty to produce documents

Answer 3

a nonparty can be subpoenaed to produce documents at deposition

Question 4

interrogatories and productions of documents

Answer 4

the use of a set of interrogatories sometime results in the production of document

Question 5

request for documents to parties

Answer 5

despite these other techniques the request for documents still remains the most efficent and effective way to obtain documents

Question 6

document

Answer 6

an artifact that contains written matter such as words or figures in the form of a message or record

Question 7

timing of the request

Answer 7

a formal request for doument production should not be served before the parties have conferred s required under rule 26

Question 8

cost of the production

Answer 8

your attorney also should consider the cost of havin the documents inspected and reproduced

Question 9

bates numbering

Answer 9

the numbering of documents in a lawsuit using a machine

Question 10

document production log

Answer 10

a method of keeping track of documents in a lawsuit by categorizing those documents based on source and file location the document procudtion log should indicate whether the documents have be excluded as privleged

Question 11

numbering the documents

Answer 11

will help with controling the documents

Question 12

privilege log

Answer 12

a method of keeping track of documents that are shielded by the attorny client privilege the work procut privilege or common interest privilege

Question 13

responsive documents

Answer 13

documents that must be presented to a party in answer to a request from that party for the production of those documents

Question 14

nonresponsivedocuments

Answer 14

documents that need not be presented to a party in answer to a request from that party for the production of those documents

Question 15

privileged documents

Answer 15

documents that are shielded by the attorney client privilege the work product privileged or the common interest privilege

Question 16

redaction

Answer 16

a procedure that involves removing information from a document before duplication the document and turning the duplicate over to another party in a lawsuit in response to a request for production

Question 17

demand for inspection

Answer 17

a discovery technique that involves a request to enter property to inspect that roperty to gain facts in relation to the lawsuit