2.12 Use of Requests for Admission is a strategy in the pre-trial process of a civil lawsuit in which the defendant is asked to admit certain facts or documents that are relevant to the case. This allows the plaintiff to establish a clear record of facts before the trial begins. There are three different types of requests for admission: direct admissions, requests to admit the genuineness of documents, and requests to admit the truth of an opinion or inference. Direct admissions involve requests for the defendant to admit certain facts that are relevant to the case, such as whether they were present at a certain time or place. Requests to admit the genuineness of documents involve asking the defendant to admit that a certain document is genuine and authentic. Requests to admit the truth of an opinion or inference involve asking the defendant to accept a certain opinion or inference as true.