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NOTICES FOR

PRODUCTION

7-1

Be very careful about what you ask for—

you may just get it.

CHAPTER 7

NOTICES FOR PRODUCTION

§7.10 BASIC TRAINING AND STRATEGY

§7.11 Mixing Other Weapons

§7.12 The Document’s Strategic Signif‌icance

§7.20 TIPS FOR TIMING YOUR ATTACK

§7.30 IDENTIFYING YOUR TARGET

§7.40 THE RULES THAT YOU NEED

§7.41 Federal Rules Pertaining to Production of Documents

§7.42 The State Rules Pertaining to Production

§7.50 CONSTRUCTING YOUR DEMANDS

§7.51 Three-Step Program

§7.52 Basic Rules of Construction

§7.52(a) Size Doesn’t Matter

§7.52(b) Little Big Words

§7.52(c) Safety in Numbers

§7.52(d) Mix Generals With Privates

§7.52(e) Keep It Simple

§7.52(f) Crush the Shell Game

§7.60 RESPONDING TO THE REQUESTS

§7.61 Burial Alive

§7.62 The Sorcerer’s Mixture

§7.63 Exorcism

§7.64 Document Destruction

§7.65 Bogus “Good Faith” Erasures of Electronic Data

§7.70 ENFORCING COMPLIANCE

NOTICES FOR

PRODUCTION

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§7.80 THE FORMS THAT YOU NEED

Form 7.1 Notice for Production of Documents

Form 7.1(a) Notice for Production of Documents in a Specif‌ied Electronic Format

Form 7.1(b) Response to Notice for Production of Documents in a Specif‌ied Electronic Format

Form 7.1(c) Cost Shif ting [Sharing] Request Letter

[Responding to Notice for Production of Documents in a Specif‌ied Format]

Form 7.1(d) Response to Cost Shifting Request Letter

Form 7.1(e) Motion to Compel Response in Native Format With Metadata

Form 7.1(f) Response to Motion to Compel Response in Native Format With Metadata

Form 7.2 Response to Notice for Production (Documents Attached)

Form 7.3 Response to Notice for Production (Documents Located Elsewhere)

Form 7.4 Response to Notice for Production (Objections)

Form 7.5 Motion to Compel Production

Form 7.6 Motion by Plaintiff for Adverse Inference

Form 7.7 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by Plaintiff

Form 7.8 Motion to Dismiss by Defendant for Failure to Produce

NOTICES FOR

PRODUCTION

7-3 Notices for Production § 7. 11

§7.10 BASIC TRAINING

AND STRATEGY

Τηε Νοτιχε φορ Προδυχτιον, ωηιχη ταργετσ τηε δισ−

χοϖερψ οφ δοχυµεντσ,1 ισ α ηιγη−χαλιβερ ωεαπον ωιτη α

τρεµενδουσ ρεχοιλ ανδ α ηιγη ωορκ−το−γριεφ ρατιο.

Ιν οτηερ

ωορδσ, α ϖερψ σµαλλ σηοτ, ιν τηε φορµ οφ α σινγλε νοτιχε, χαν



Τηε ποωερ οφ τηε Νοτιχε χαν βε βοτη α βλεσσινγ ανδ

α χυρσε,3 δεπενδινγ υπον ηοω ιντελλιγεντλψ ψου δεπλοψ

τηε ωεαπον, ωηιχη, ιν τυρν, δεπενδσ υπον ψουρ αβιλιτψ το

δεσχριβε ψουρ ταργετ ωριτινγσ ωιτη ρεασοναβλε παρτιχυλαριτψ.

Βεχαυσε τηε συχχεσσ οφ ψουρ δοχυµεντ προδυχτιον

µισσιον δεπενδσ σο ηεαϖιλψ ον τηε αβιλιτψ το δεσχριβε πρε−

χισελψ ωηατ ψου ωαντ ανδ νοτηινγ µορε, ιτ ισ οφτεν ωισε

το πρεχεδε τηε δεµανδ φορ δοχυµεντσ ωιτη αν ιντερρογ−

ατορψ−ρεχονναισσανχε µισσιον. Ιν οτηερ ωορδσ, χονσιδερ

−

τιφψ ανδ δεσχριβε τηε δοχυµεντσ τηατ ψου µιγητ νεεδ

βεφορε ψου δεµανδ τηεµ.

NOTE: FOR PARTIES ONLY

Do not f‌ire this weapon at civilians. The Notice

for Production is not to be used for non-parties. It

may only be served upon parties to the litigation.4

All others must be served in accordance with the

rules pertaining to the subpoena.5

CAUTION!

This chapter approaches production from a

traditional stance, from a time when paper was

the primary target. Day by day, however, we are

becoming more paperless. Be certain, therefore, to

include electronic and digital media in your requests.

And, more particularly, you must review Chapter 3.

§7.11 Mixing Other Weapons

Ιτ ισ νοτ υνχοµµον το υσε τηε Νοτιχε φορ Προδυχτιον

ιν χονϕυνχτιον ωιτη οτηερ δισχοϖερψ ωεαπονσ. Τηε µοστ

χοµµον αχχοµπανιµεντ ινϖολϖεσ τηε Νοτιχε οφ ∆εποσι−

τιον.6 Γενεραλλψ, ηοωεϖερ, Ι δο νοτ ρεχοµµενδ χοµβινινγ

α Νοτιχε φορ Προδυχτιον ανδ α Νοτιχε οφ ∆εποσιτιον;

1 Τηισ παρτιχυλαρ χηαπτερ ισ χονχερνεδ ονλψ 

ενχοµπασσ δοχυµεντσ ανδ τηινγσ, α ρελατιϖελψ ινχονγρυουσ µιξτυρε. Τηε ρυλεσ δραφτερσ αρε πρεσυµαβλψ ρεφερρινγ το ρεαλ εϖιδενχε ωηεν τηεψ υσε



  



2 Σεε ♣14.10 φορ αδδιτιοναλ δισχυσσιονσ περταινινγ το ωορκ−το−γριεφ ρατιο.

3 Φορ τηοσε οφ ψου ωηο µεασυρε ϖιχτορψ βψ τηε ϖολυµε οφ τηε ρεσπονσε, ρεµεµβερ Πψρρηυσ οφ Επιρυσ: Ονε µορε συχη ϖιχτορψ ανδ ωε αρε υνδονε.

4 Σεε Ιν ρε Γρεενωοοδ Αιρ Χραση

 

6 

   



 Οβλιγατορψ Λιστ οφ Χροσσ− Εξαµινατιον Χοµµανδµεντσ: Νεϖερ ϕυµπ τηε



Ι πρεφερ ινστεαδ το σεε τηε ωριτινγσ ιν αδϖανχε οφ τηε

δεποσιτιον το περµιτ τιµε φορ πρεπαρατιον ανδ χροσσ−εξ−

αµινατιον. Τηερε αρε, ηοωεϖερ, α φεω εξχεπτιονσ ωηερε

συχη α χοµβινατιον µιγητ βε ρεχοµµενχεδ:

  −

εραλ ωεαπονσ αρε λαυνχηεδ σιµυλτανεουσλψ. Τηισ

µετηοδ ισ γενεραλλψ δεπλοψεδ φορ ρελατιϖελψ σµαλλ

χασεσ ωηερειν ψου ωαντ αν ινσυρανχε χαρριερ ορ



 

οφ τηε ωριτινγσ τηατ ψου αρε δεµανδινγ, ανδ

δο νοτ αντιχιπατε ανψ συρπρισεσ τηατ µαψ λεαϖε

ψου υνπρεπαρεδ.

[3] Ιφ τηε δεποσιτιον σιτε ανδ τηε δοχυµεντσ αρε



σηουλδ λεαϖε αµπλε τιµε βετωεεν τηε σχηεδυλεδ

προδυχτιον ανδ τηε σταρτ οφ τηε δεποσιτιον, ανδ

ψου σηουλδ ωαρν ψουρ οπποσιτιον αβουτ ψουρ



[4] Ιφ ψου αρε ρυννινγ σηορτ οφ τιµε, ορ φαχινγ τηε



οφ χουρσε, α σιτυατιον τηατ ψου ωαντ ϖερψ µυχη



 

 

ιδεντιφψινγ τηε δοχυµεντσ τηατ ψου νεεδ.

  −

µαριλψ φορ τηε πυρποσε οφ λοχατινγ ανδ ιδεντιφψινγ

δοχυµεντσ. Συχη α σιτυατιον ισ τψπιχαλλψ ρεφερρεδ

 Χυστοδιαν

οφ ∆οχυµεντσ.

  −

    

χαν χερταινλψ βε α τιµε σαϖινγ µετηοδ. Βυτ τηε ϖαλυε οφ

εξπεδιενχψ σηουλδ βε χαρεφυλλψ ωειγηεδ αγαινστ τηε δεσιρ−

αβιλιτψ οφ αναλψζινγ τηε δοχυµεντσ βεφορε υσινγ τηεµ.

Ιν τηισ ωειγηινγ προχεσσ, νεϖερ υνδερεστιµατε τηε ποωερ

οφ τηε δοχυµεντ ωιτη ρεσπεχτ το ιµπεαχηµεντ. Τηε µοστ

δεϖαστατινγ βλοωσ οφ α δισχοϖερψ χαµπαιγν αρε οφτεν δεαλτ

ωιτη ασ χοντραδιχτορψ ωριτινγσ σλαππεδ δοων ιν φροντ οφ α

δεπονεντ δυρινγ τηε χουρσε οφ α δεποσιτιον.

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