Definition: A written list of documents, electronic files, and audio and video recordings or physical things, submitted to a party from his or her adversary to inspect and copy the requested items and that have relevance to the issues in a lawsuit.
196.1 Request for Production and Inspection to Parties. (a) Request. A party may serve on another party - no later than 30 days before the end of the discovery period - a request for production or for inspection, to inspect, sample, test, photograph and copy documents or tangible things within the scope of discovery.
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.
I am producing all of the requested documents that exist. I am producing all of the requested documents in my possession. I have requested copies of additional documents and expect to produce them by ___________________________ (date).
A Request for Admission is when one Party asks the Other Party to ?admit? or ?deny? the truth or accuracy of a certain fact, opinion, or statement.
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.
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.
?Requests for production? are written demands, usually requiring the other side to produce copies of documents he possesses or can readily obtain. But the requests could be broader too. They could request to inspect or test some item.