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Requesting Discovery Form For Court In Alameda
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State:
Multi-State
County:
Alameda
Control #:
US-0009LTR
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FAQ
Discovery allows you to get information and evidence from the other party or other persons you can use in your lawsuit.
You can use Proof of Service by First Class Mail (form POS-030). It helps if you fill in the top part of the form with the case and court information. Your server can then fill in the information about how, when, and where they served the papers. Your server must then sign the form.
The purpose of discovery is to provide parties the opportunity to gather evidence relevant to proving or defending the case.
Discovery is how you gather the evidence you will need to prove your case as plaintiff, or defeat the plaintiff's case as a defendant. You use discovery to find out things like: What the other side plans to say about an issue in your case. What facts or witnesses support their side.
At the end of the discovery process, both parties should have a reasonably good idea of the strength of their opponent's case as well as their own. A weakness in one party's position may encourage it to try negotiating a settlement to avoid going to trial.
Timeframe for discovery The deadline for finishing discovery (the discovery cutoff) is 30 days before the original date set for a trial unless the parties have agreed or the court has ordered to extend the time. You need all the responses by this date.
A 'Discovery Request' is a legal procedure where organizations are required to identify and disclose relevant data in response to a judicial order or legal proceeding. It involves finding and preserving information from individuals and business systems that may be pertinent to a transaction or dispute.
You use discovery to get information or evidence from the other side in a lawsuit that will help you make your case. In order to get the information you need, you must make a request using a specific procedure and written format, within a specific timeframe.
If you filed a request for discovery and the other party will not answer or provide you with the information, you can file a Motion To Compel. This Motion asks the Court to force the other party to answer your requests. You can also ask the Court to sanction the other party for not answering your requests.
