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You use discovery to get information or evidence from the other side in a lawsuit that will help you make your case. In order to get the information you need, you must make a request using a specific procedure and written format, within a specific timeframe.

Discovery is the formal process by which the parties to a case in court exchange information about the case. This includes information about the witnesses and evidence to be presented at trial. Its purpose is to make the parties aware of the evidence which may be presented at trial.

Time for Discovery. Twenty-one days after the service of the summons and complaint, or counterclaim, or cross complaint, the served party may demand the discovery set forth in sections (a) - (d) of this rule, or request additional discovery pursuant to section (e) of this rule.

Discovery ends 30 days before trial (the cutoff date). That means, at the very latest anything you ask for must be due 30 days before your trial. At the latest, you need to serve your requests 60 days before your trial date (65 if you serve by mail).

CRLJ 26 provides for discovery to commence 21 days after service of the summons and complaint. Generally, paper discovery (interrogatories, requests for production) is served initially. The responding party then has 30 days to respond.

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, ...