Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(a)

Don’t Ignore the Plain Text of Rule 26(a)

February 15, 2019 Josh Gilliland eDiscovery, Initial Disclosures

The drafters of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure did not add words as filler for Rule 26(a)(1). Litigants are required to disclose “the name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each individual likely to have discoverable information.” Furthermore, parties must provide copies or descriptions of “all[…]