This Notice of Service of Interrogatories is used by Plaintiff to provide Defendant of notice that there is a request for Interrogatories, second request for production, response to interrogatories, or response to second requests for production. This Notice can be used in any state.
Notice Of Application For Discovery In Massachusetts
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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. Evidence should be available to the defense either at the preliminary hearing or after the accused has been indicted by a grand jury.
A discovery response is essentially a choice that you make after receiving a request for information. The question then becomes, Should you comply or not?
Massachusetts recognizes the “discovery rule,” which allows the statute of limitations to start when an injury is identified or reasonably should have been recognized, not necessarily from the date of the incident.
However, the defendant is permitted extra time to respond from the normal 30 days to 45 days if the discovery is propounded along with the divorce summons and complaint (meaning that a defendant does not have to respond until the expiration of 45 days following the date a summons/complaint is served upon them).
"Parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, which is relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action, whether it relates to the claim or defense of the party seeking discovery or to the claim or defense of any other party, including the existence, description, nature, custody, ...
The rule requires that the defendant make available to the Commonwealth's examiner, within 14 days of the examiner's appointment, three categories of information: (a) the defendant's mental-health records, broadly defined, that are possessed by defense counsel, (b) the defendant's medical records that are possessed by ...
One type of discovery is an interrogatory. Form Interrogatories are a set of questions on a form asking the other person to give you information or documents. For common questions, you can use a form (a form interrogatory) and check the boxes next to the questions you want the other person to answer.
The rule requires that the defendant make available to the Commonwealth's examiner, within 14 days of the examiner's appointment, three categories of information: (a) the defendant's mental-health records, broadly defined, that are possessed by defense counsel, (b) the defendant's medical records that are possessed by ...
Rule 17 - Summonses for Witnesses. (Applicable to District Court and Superior Court) (a) Summons. (1) For Attendance of Witness; Form; Issuance. A summons shall be issued by the clerk or any person so authorized by the General Laws.