This form is a sample of a request for the production of documents and request for admissions propounded to the defendant by the plaintiff in a personal injury action.
New York Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents and Request for Admissions
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Multi-State
Control #:
US-PI-0279
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A Request for Admission asks the other side in your case to admit that a fact is true or that a document is authentic. If the other side admits that something is true or authentic, you will not need to prove that at trial. This can make your trial faster and less expensive.
A request to admit a document is to ask that authenticity be acknowledged. The request should indicate if it relates to an original document or copy of a document as the definition of ?authenticity? hinges on whether you are dealing with an original or copy.
Oftentimes, the defense will request that the victim provide both the production of documents or ?discovery requests.? Each party can request that the other side answer questions regarding evidence that is admitted in the case. Typically 40 requests for admission are allowed for each side.
In an unlimited civil case (cases for more than $25,000), each party may make an unlimited number of requests for production. These requests, like the requests in a limited civil case, must all be reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of relevant, admissible evidence.
Unless the responding party states an objection or asserts a privilege, the responding party must specifically admit or deny the request or explain in detail the reasons that the responding party cannot admit or deny the request. A response must fairly meet the substance of the request.
(b) Document Demand: As the name indicates, this is a written demand in which one party demands that the other produce certain documents for inspection and copying. (This device is also referred to as a notice of discovery and inspection). The demand must define the items sought with reasonable particularity.
Responses to Requests for Admissions The party to whom requests for admissions have been directed must respond separately to each item by admitting the truth of the statement, by denying the item, or by explaining why it cannot specifically admit or deny the item.
Generally, a request for production asks the responding party to make available the original documents, but a requesting party may permit photocopies of the requested documents be sent instead, if inspection of the original document is not necessary.
