Volume II, Chapter §6.8b
Litigation Documents

Discovery: Request for Admissions

§6.8b

 

Introduction

Requests for Admissions are powerful tools that force the other party to specifically admit or deny statements.

Requests for Admissions, if used properly and effectively, can be the most powerful tool of discovery other than depositions.

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Lecture Notes . . .

The Power of Requests for Admissions
Consider the various forms of discovery.

Interrogatories are questions that the other party responds to. Attorneys (helping their client respond) are experts at avoiding direct answers.

Requests for Production ask the other party to turn over relevant physical information. Of course, these can be very helpful, but it is up to the requesting party to determine the relevance of documents that are produced.

Requests for Mental or Physical Examination will help determine whether there is a basis for an alleged claim, such as emotional distress or a physical injury. But if mental or physical issues aren't relevant to the litigation, these will not be requested.

By contrast, with Requests for Admissions a party can literally say, "Admit or deny that you committed this act," and the other party must respond. If a request is well phrased, it is very difficult for a responding party to talk their way around a statement. The manual presents effective techniques and strategies for creating requests.


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Requests for Admissions

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