A news reporter or confidential source has a privilege to refuse to disclose — and to prevent any other person from disclosing — confidential source information, unless the person seeking the information demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that disclosure is necessary to prevent substantial injury or death.
Tier 1 – Actions claiming $50,000 or less in damages. Tier 2 – Actions claiming more than $50,000 and less than $300,000 in damages, or actions claiming non-monetary relief. Tier 3 – Actions claiming $300,000 or more in damages, or actions absent a damage claim.
All discovery must be completed not later than 15 days before the date set for the arbitration hearing unless the court, upon a showing of good cause, makes an order granting an extension of the time within which discovery must be completed.
The written discovery phase of the case is the part of the case where the parties ask each other questions in writing and make written requests that the other side provide documents relevant to the case.
(i) The party who bears the burden of proof on the issue for which expert testimony is offered must serve on the other parties the information required by paragraph (a)(4)(A) within 14 days after the close of fact discovery.
A party must make disclosures and respond to discovery requests based on the information then known or reasonably available to the party. If a party learns that a disclosure or discovery response is incomplete or incorrect in some important way, the party must timely provide the additional or correct information.
Rule 11 was designed to highlight the importance of constitutional rights by requiring the judge in district court to discuss these rights with the defendant before accepting his plea. In other words, Rule 11 was created to help the defendant understand the basic consequences of the decision to plead guilty.