The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized a Mandatory Initial. Discovery Pilot (MIDP) project to test the use of robust mandatory initial.Discovery is used to gather information from another party in your case. Learn how and when to use it. Resources to assist counsel with drafting, serving, objecting to, and responding to written discovery requests in Illinois circuit court civil litigation. If they're public records, yes, anybody can get them. There are several ways to obtain financial information regarding the other party. You should have an attorney who should have requested discovery right after or at the time of the arraignment. A sample discovery deficiency letter that may be used in Illinois circuit court civil litigation. IN THE MATTER of an Application pursuant to Section 43 of the Canada Evidence Act.