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A legal document filed in connection with litigation, and describing documents, materials, or information which the opposing party is requested to produce.
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request for production — request for pro·duc·tion: a discovery request served by one party to an action on another (as under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34) for the presentation for inspection of specified documents or tangible things or for permission to enter upon… … Law dictionary
request for production — noun A legal document filed in connection with litigation which asks the opposing party to provide documents or other physical objects. See Also: discovery request, interrogatory, request for admission … Wiktionary
request for admission — noun A legal document filed in connection with litigation which asks the opposing party to affirm or deny the truth of a statement. See Also: discovery request, interrogatory, request for production … Wiktionary
request for admission — re·quest for admission: a written request served upon another party to an action (as under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 36) asking that the party admit the truth of certain matters relevant to the action – called also request for admissions,… … Law dictionary
discovery — dis·cov·ery n pl er·ies 1: the act or process of discovering 2: something discovered applied for a patent for the discovery 3 a: the methods used by parties to a civil or criminal action to obtain information held by the other party that is… … Law dictionary
request for production of documents — A direction or command served upon another party for production of specified documents for review with respect to a suit; a discovery devise. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations … Law dictionary
Discovery (law) — This article is about pre trial phase of a lawsuit. For about the discovery of land under public international law, see Discovery Doctrine. Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure… … Wikipedia
Request for production — Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction Removal jurisdiction Venue Change of venue … Wikipedia
Request for admissions — A request for admissions (sometimes also called a request to admit) are a set of statements sent from one litigant to an adversary, for the purpose of having the adversary admit or deny the statements or allegations therein. Requests for… … Wikipedia
Civil discovery under United States federal law — is wide ranging and can involve any material which is relevant to the case except information which is privileged, information which is the work product of the opposing party, or certain kinds of expert opinions. (Criminal discovery rules may… … Wikipedia
