CHAPTER VIII

DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY

Duty to Investigate and Disclose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Service and Filing of Discovery Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Discovery Motions, Statement of Conference to Resolve Objections . . . . . 20 Discovery Proceedings, Closing of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Videotape Depositions, General Authority and Rules Governing . . . . . . . . 20 Videotape Depositions, Subpoena and Notices of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Videotape Depositions, Transcript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 Videotape Deposition, Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Videotape Depositions, Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Videotape Depositions, Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Videotape Depositions, Custody and Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21 Videotape Depositions, Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Depositions, Certificate of Conference to Remove Objections . . . . . . . . . . 21 Videotape Depositions, Transcription, Marking as Exhibit, Custody and Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Videotape Depositions, Expenses and Counsel Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21 Interrogatories and Answers or Objections, Form of Service . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Interrogatories, Supplemental Answers to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Interrogatories, Number of Requests for Admissions, Number of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Requests for Admissions, Form of Objections to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Discovery Abuse, Sanctions For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 CHAPTER IX TRIALS Civil Trials, One Attorney for Each Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Civil Trials, Order of Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24 Civil Trials, General Order of Summation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Civil Trials, Order of Summation in Third-Party Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Civil Trials, Other Multi-Party Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Civil Trials, Order of Addresses in Co-Party Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24 Civil Trials, Trial Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dismissal of Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Civil Trials, Order of Proof and Bifurcation ii TABLE OF CONTENTS