6.8c

Discovery: Request for Production

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INTRODUCTION

Even though the Request for Production is usually the shortest of all discovery documents, it may be the most critical depending on what documents are available to be produced. It also poses the greatest challenge for paralegals, since anything disclosed through "Production" can wind up as evidence in court. Pay especially close attention to discoverable v. non-discoverable documents.

While you will be creating Requests for Production for this program, it is just as likely that you will be on the producing end of these requests in the real world. Knowing what should and should not be produced to the other side is critical. So pay attention to material that is:




• -privileged
• -work product
• -not relevant to the litigation




Documents falling into these categories will typically not be produced.





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Lecture Notes . . .

ABOUT REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION
Request for Production ask the opposing party to provide documents for inspection.

A Subpoena Duces Tecum, or a simple letter or phone call requesting something, may also be used to obtain documents. (If the person you need documents from is not a party, but a potential witness, you will need to use one of these since Requests for Production are for parties.)

There is an example of a set of Request for Production broken down for you in the manual. Notice the Certificate of Mailing at the end. Either the Receipt of Copy or a Certificate of Mailing is required!



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Reference . . .

Discovery Documents



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Commonly Asked Questions . . .

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Exercises

Exercises


Request for Production

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Time Sheets




You are required to keep track of your billable hours when working on legal research and writing assignments and to turn them in with your written assignments. Click on the examples of Time Sheets below to zoom in and compare. Yours should look like the Good example.





The Good

Notice the accurate hours and the detailed descriptions.



The Bad

Not a very accurate time sheet. Very little attention to detail.



The Ugly

Obviously created after-the-fact. Don't let your time sheet look like this!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A TIME SHEET that automatically adds up your billable hours. You should keep track of any research or writing you perform on behalf of your client, including training exercises and assignments in this program.



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Reminder

Legal Writing Lab
It is recommended that you use the Legal Writing Labs when you are creating your documents. The Labs allow you to work on the written assignment online while receiving both text-based and audio guidance for every step of the process. JUST CLICK HERE!