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Discovery time
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Discovery is meant to avoid surprises at trial.
In certain cases, surprises can't be avoided.
It seems NY takes the reasonable time approach to civil discovery.
What's reasonable?
You have about 30 days from the day you receive a Demand for a Bill of Particulars to respond to it.
You must either answer the questions in the Demand or object to them.
The answers you provide to the questions are called a Bill of Particulars.
The time the legendary reasonable person would take to dispense the correct trial materials to the opposing side.
The presiding judge oversees it, if things get bogged down, or counsel isn't readily forthcoming.
Civil Procedure Rules: All states have adopted a set of civil procedure (criminal procedure, too) rules which include rules dealing with discovery.
SEE: New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
I almost forgot, NY requires litigants to compile and complete a detailed BILL OF PARTICULARS. It is probably one if the most accurate collection of trial materials, and its tedious.
Here's a darn good, well written "HOW TO SUE" written by NY City's courts administrator. It's very useful for the layman performing as his attorney.
Your question is answered in great detail starting on page six.
I suggest you study the e tire pamphlet.
It's very thorough, and it'll help you a bunch.
(Pro se litigant)
https://www.nycourts.gov/publications/GuideforProSes.pdf
In certain cases, surprises can't be avoided.
It seems NY takes the reasonable time approach to civil discovery.
What's reasonable?
You have about 30 days from the day you receive a Demand for a Bill of Particulars to respond to it.
You must either answer the questions in the Demand or object to them.
The answers you provide to the questions are called a Bill of Particulars.
The time the legendary reasonable person would take to dispense the correct trial materials to the opposing side.
The presiding judge oversees it, if things get bogged down, or counsel isn't readily forthcoming.
Civil Procedure Rules: All states have adopted a set of civil procedure (criminal procedure, too) rules which include rules dealing with discovery.
SEE: New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
I almost forgot, NY requires litigants to compile and complete a detailed BILL OF PARTICULARS. It is probably one if the most accurate collection of trial materials, and its tedious.
Here's a darn good, well written "HOW TO SUE" written by NY City's courts administrator. It's very useful for the layman performing as his attorney.
Your question is answered in great detail starting on page six.
I suggest you study the e tire pamphlet.
It's very thorough, and it'll help you a bunch.
(Pro se litigant)
https://www.nycourts.gov/publications/GuideforProSes.pdf
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