In many civil actions, before the case is resolved there takes place a process known as pretrial discovery. This summary describes this process.Precomplaint discovery for the purpose of perpetuation of testimony is generally permitted in both state and federal court. Each of these Parts is further divided into two sections: discovery in federal cases and discovery in New York state cases. B. Civil Discovery. 1. Introduction. The court may order the Commonwealth to allow the defendant's attorney to inspect and copy or photograph any of the following requested items. This document is a notice of discovery and inspection from plaintiff KCM Realty Company to defendant New Ram Realty. CPLR 3120: Discovery and production of documents and things for inspection, testing, copying or photographing. Here discovery and inspection should be permitted in camera where required to weed out protected material. Interrogatories; • Requests for Production of Documents for Inspection; • Depositions; • Medical Discovery; • Experts; • Third-Party Discovery;