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Disclosures and Discovery
Depositions, Interrogatories, and Admissions
Production
Failures and Sanctions
Other Elements of Discovery
100
The name, address, and telephone numbers of individuals likely to have discoverable information; a copy of relevant documents; and a computation of each category of damages are among items required as _______?
What are initial disclosures?
100
A party may serve on any other party no more than 25 written __________.
What are interrogatories?
100
A party may serve on _______ a request within the scope of Rule 26.
What is any other party to the suit?
100
A motion to compel disclosure or discovery must include a ________ that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the person failing to make disclosure or discovery.
What is certification?
100
The Court may order a party whose _______________ to submit to a mental or physical examination.
What is "physical or mental condition is *in controversy*?
200
Unreasonably cumulative or duplicative; requests where seeking party has had ample opportunity; and overly burdensome requests are instances where ________.
What is the court MUST limit the frequency or extent of discovery?
200
A matter is admitted unless, within 30 days after being served, the other party serves on the requesting party a written answer or objection.
What is the effect of not responding?
200
A non-party may be compelled to produce documents by _________.
What is a subpoena (Rule 45)?
200
A motion for an order to a party must be made in ______________?
What is "the court where the action is pending?
200
Initial disclosures by joined parties within ______ of being joined to the suit.
What is "30 days?"
300
A party may not seek discovery from any source before the parties have _______.
What is conferred (as required by Rule 26(f))?
300
A party who wants to depose a person by oral questions must give ________ to every other party.
What is reasonable written notice?
300
A party must produce documents or electronically stored information (ESI) as ________.
What is "are kept in the usual course of business?"
300
A party seeking discovery may move for an order compelling an answer, designation, production, or inspection if: a) _____________, b) _____________, c) _____________, or d) _____________
What is a) a deponent fails to answer a question, b) a corporation or other entity fails to make a designation, c) a party fails to answer an interrogatory, or d) a party fails to respond that inspection will be permitted?
300
____________ protects materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from being disclosed to a certain extent.
What is "work product?"
400
Witnesses who are retained specifically to provide expert testimony in the case are required to provide __________.
What is a written report?
400
______ are limited to one day and 7 hours.
What are depositions?
400
Production requests can generally include: 1) documents, ESI, or tangible objects, or 2) _____________.
What is "to permit entry onto designated land so that the requesting party may inspect that land?"
400
If a party fails to provide information or identify a witness as required, the party is now allowed to use that information or witness, unless the failure was substantially _________ or is _______.
What is "justified" and "harmless?"
400
Generally, except in actions exempted by local rule, the ________ must issue a _________ after receiving the parties' report under Rule 26(f).
What is "district judge" and "scheduling order?"
500
90 days before the date set for trial.
What is the time to disclose expert testimony?
500
The court must allow additional time for the deposition when the deponent ________ the examination.
What is impedes or delays?
500
Production requests must include: a) ______________ b) ______________ and may include c) ______________
What is a) describe with reasonable particularity, b) specify a reasonable time, place, and manner for the inspection, and c) specify the form or forms in which ESI is to be produced
500
In addition to or instead of not allowing a party to use information or a witness due to its failure to disclose, the court may: a) _____________, b) _____________, and c) _____________
What is a) order payment of the reasonable expenses, b) inform the jury, and c) impose other appropriate sanctions?
500
Spoliation refers to the a)________ or b)___________ of evidence or to the c)___________________ as evidence in pending or reasonably foreseeable litigation.”
What is a) Destruction b) Material alteration c) Failure to preserve property for another's use?