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Rules Of Discovery. 2001.
Antique
door handle and door chain, blinking LED,
sprocket, plaster and acrylic on canvas.
35"x24". © WL Smith 2001.
Collection of The WL Smith Revocable
Living Trust.
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discovery. n. the
entire efforts of a party to a lawsuit
and his/her/its attorneys to lawfully
obtain information before trial through
demands for production of documents,
depositions of parties and potential
witnesses, written interrogatories,
written requests for admissions of fact,
examination of the scene and the
petitions and motions employed to enforce
discovery rights.
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The
theory of broad rights of discovery is
that all parties will go to trial with as
much knowledge as possible and that
neither party should be able to keep
secrets from the other (except for
constitutional protection against
self-incrimination). Often much of the
fight between the two sides in a suit
takes place during the discovery period. |
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