Joint Statement on Discovery Dispute
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The Rule 26 provision regarding timing of the discovery conference requires that ?the parties must confer as soon as practicable ? and in any event at least 21 days before a scheduling conference is to be held or a scheduling order is due under Rule 16(b).? (Fed. Rules Civ. Proc., rule 26(f)(1).)
A sample report and discovery plan (discovery order) that parties may use to memorialize the results of their meet and confer required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 26(f). This Standard Document includes drafting notes with important explanations and drafting tips.
A joint discovery plan is a formal method of establishing a common discovery arrangement for related cases pending in federal courts.
Rule 26 covers a number of details related to the parties' duty to disclose certain information to one another. This rule includes the responsibility to disclose information about witnesses each party intends to call at trial.
This discovery deficiency letter is a standard form that attorneys can use in a federal court litigation to facilitate a discussion with opposing counsel concerning his or her failure to respond to discovery requests or provision of inadequate, incomplete, or otherwise deficient responses.
Joint Rule 26(f) Report. The Joint Rule 26(f) Report, which shall be filed not later than one week before the scheduling conference, shall be drafted by plaintiff (unless the parties agree otherwise), but shall be submitted and signed jointly.
This rule freely authorizes the taking of depositions under the same circumstances and by the same methods whether for the purpose of discovery or for the purpose of obtaining evidence.