Paralegal Certification PrepLitigationEasy
A paralegal is assisting an attorney with a complex business litigation case involving multiple defendants and intricate financial transactions. During the discovery phase, the attorney instructs the paralegal to prepare requests for specific documents, emails, and financial records from each defendant. What type of discovery tool is the paralegal using to obtain these materials?
- ADepositions
- BRequests for Admission
- CInterrogatories
- DRequests for Production of Documents
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. Requests for Production of Documents
Requests for Production of Documents are formal written requests asking the opposing party to provide specific documents, electronically stored information, or other tangible things relevant to the case.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Depositions involve oral testimony taken under oath before a court reporter.
- B. Requests for Admission ask a party to admit or deny specific facts or the authenticity of documents.
- C. Interrogatories are written questions posed to a party, requiring written answers under oath.
Requests for Production of Documents
A discovery tool used in litigation to compel an opposing party to produce specific documents, electronically stored information, or other tangible items relevant to the case.
- Targets documents, ESI, and tangible things
- Must be specific in description
- Opposing party must produce or state objections
Memory trick: DIP RARE documents and facts.