Discuss the purpose of producing documents for the opposing party. How open should we be when providing documents to the other side? What is the procedure for requesting documents in federal court? What about in the courts of your home state? What are the disadvantages and advantages of requesting documents from another party instead of using a subpoena to obtain documents from a third party? What documents should we protect from disclosure, and why? Please make sure to answer all the questions above! Thank you!

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When it comes to court procedures, both parties have to provide the documents necessary so as to support the case or the claim they are making to the judge. Failure to disclose these documents to the opposing party may lead to more charges being rendered against a party. During this time, the counsels get to know what the other party knows regarding the issues in the lawsuit. This helps both the parties make a strong and confident case against which may or may not later on lead to a trial. A legal counsel should be completely open and honest while presenting documents so as to avoid issues of subpoenas. At the same time it shows confidence on the part of the defendant as the judges feel that no …

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