Generally, the party receiving the discovery request has 30 days to respond. Some exceptions and variations apply, so make sure you review how much time you have to respond depending on the type of case, the rules, and the type of discovery method used.
How Long Does it Take to Get Discovery in a Criminal Case? Generally, the prosecution must provide discovery within a set period after the defense's formal request, often ranging from a few weeks to several months.
Rule 306a. Date of Judgment or Order (1981) Judges, attorneys and clerks are directed to use their best efforts to cause all judgments, decisions, and orders of any kind to be reduced to writing and signed by the trial judge with the date of signing stated therein.
The discovery rule is a “narrow exception” to the legal injury rule that “defers accrual of a cause of action until the plaintiff knew or, exercising reasonable diligence, should have known of the facts giving rise to the cause of action.” Berry, 646 S.W.
Generally, the party receiving the discovery request has 30 days to respond. Some exceptions and variations apply, so make sure you review how much time you have to respond depending on the type of case, the rules, and the type of discovery method used.
A certificate of discovery compliance is proper when “all known” discoverable materials have been disclosed after the prosecutor has exercised due diligence and made reasonable inquiries.
Additionally, the new rules that went into effect September 1, 2023, require disclosure of the expert's qualifications to include all publications authored by the expert in the last 10 years, a list of cases in which the expert testified as an expert at trial or deposition (unless the expert is an attorney testifying ...
Ask for a court order If the other person does not respond, or their response is still incomplete, you can ask the court to order them to respond. You have 45 days from the service of the most recent responses to ask the court to make an order requiring an answer.
A Motion for Discovery must be in writing, with a signature, and be served on the other party in ance with the T.R.C.P 501.4. A Certificate of Service must be attached to the motion that states when and how you served the document on the other party and it must be signed.