RULE 72. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS
- (a) Scope: Any party may, without leave of Court, serve on any
other party a request to:
- (1) Produce and permit the party making the request, or someone
acting on such party's behalf, to inspect and copy any designated
documents (including writings, drawings, graphs, charts,
photographs, phono-records, and other data compilations from which
information can be obtained, translated, if necessary, by the
responding party through detection devices into reasonably usable
form), or to inspect and copy, test, or sample any tangible thing,
to the extent that any of the foregoing items are in the
possession, custody, or control of the party on whom the request is
served; or
- (2) Permit entry upon designated land or other property in the
possession or control of the party upon whom the request is served
for the purpose of inspection and measuring, surveying,
photographing, testing, or sampling the property or any designated
object or operation thereon.
- (b) Procedure: The request shall set forth the items to be
inspected, either by individual item or category, and describe each
item and category with reasonable particularity. It shall specify
a reasonable time, place, and manner of making the inspection and
performing the related acts. The party upon whom the request is
served shall serve a written response within 30 days after service
of the request. The Court may allow a shorter or longer time. The
response shall state, with respect to each item or category, that
inspection and related activities will be permitted as requested,
unless the request is objected to in whole or in part, in which
event the reasons for objection shall be stated. If objection is
made to part of an item or category, then that part shall be
specified. To obtain a ruling on an objection by the responding
party, on a failure to respond, or on a failure to produce or
permit inspection, the requesting party shall file an appropriate
motion with the Court and shall annex thereto the request, with
proof of service on the other party, together with the response and
objections if any. Prior to a motion for such a ruling, neither the
request nor the response shall be filed with the Court.
- (c) Foreign Petitioners: For production of records by foreign
petitioners, see Code Section 7456(b).
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