A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in Connecticut

A respected divorce practice aid for Rhode Island lawyers

Product Number: 2110365B00
Publication Date: 6/4/2021
Edition: 2nd Edition 2021
Copyright: © 2021 MCLE, Inc.
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A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in Connecticut

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A practical guide in every sense of the term, this book offers a trove of applied law along with tips on divorce issues—both common and complex. The twenty-five chapters in A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island prepare you for the client interview, arm you with case law for the hearing and trial, and ground you in Rhode Island's practice and procedure, so that you can provide your client with the most up-to-date, relevant, and winning divorce strategies. Under the editorial direction of Deborah Miller Tate, Esq. of McIntyre Tate LLP in Providence and Sandra H. Smith, Esq. of Warwick, MCLE | New England has gathered the techniques, tips, strategies and best practices of some of Rhode Island's most expert authorities on divorce law practice. The step-by-step approach guides you through the potential problems and often-contested issues that you will face with regard to discovery, custody, business valuations, division of assets, alimony—and many more topics. Advocacy, court commentary, seasoned guidance, and special issues related to divorce, such as bankruptcy, cohabitation, postnuptial agreements, adoption—it's all in this newly updated book.

Recent updates:
- Update: January 2024
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for updating your library with the 2024 edition of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island , with the latest answers to your practice challenges. Highlights from the most recent developments include:
  - the use of remote communications for child support disputes and other court matters;
  - an updated discussion of temporary motions in general with a new section addressing the preparation of motions for temporary allowances;
  - a 2023 decision on a spouse's reliance on workers' compensation benefits rather than payments from a pension included as marital property;
  - a 2023 administrative order addressing child support calculations, the determination of parenting time, and the assessment of income for voluntarily unemployed or underemployed obligors;
  - a statutory amendment in 2023 that provided for an interception of life insurance benefits from policy beneficiaries owing past-due child support;
  - recent decisions of the Rhode Island Supreme Court on the factors applicable to requests for relocation of children;
  - recent case law on the interaction of divorce and bankruptcy;
  - a recent decision on the interpretation of premarital agreements, focusing on appreciation in the value of investment accounts during the marriage;
  - updated guidance for guardians ad litem (GALs) regarding client meetings, financial arrangements, and limitations on the GAL's role; and
  - case law on the importance of communicating promptly to the client regarding unpaid fees.
  We trust you will find the 2024 edition of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.
  
  Cordially,
  
  MCLE Press
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 expand

Discovery Planning and Investigation
Buy Chapter
Michael J. Coolican, Esq.,
Gregory W. Nye, Esq.,

Checklist 1.1
- Creating a Discovery Plan Buy Form

Checklist 1.2
- Fact-Gathering Stage of Litigation Buy Form

Checklist 1.3
- Types of Formal Discovery in Civil Litigation Buy Form

Exhibit 1A
- Sample Discovery Budget Buy Form

Chapter 2 expand

Preservation and Spoliation of Evidence
Buy Chapter
Rhonda J. Tobin, Esq., Robinson+Cole LLP
Jeffrey J. White, Esq., Robinson+Cole LLP

Exhibit 2A
- Sample Documents for a Client Pertaining to a Litigation Hold Buy Form

Exhibit 2B
- Sample Litigation Hold Letter Sent to Opposing Counsel Buy Form

Chapter 3 expand

Scope of Discovery
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Hon. Rupal Shah Palanki, Connecticut Superior Court

Chapter 4 expand

Expert Discovery, Expert Testimony, and Trial Considerations
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Elizabeth A. Alquist, Esq., Day Pitney LLP
David J. Elliott, Esq.,

Checklist 4.1
- Outline for Expert Deposition: Products Liability Case Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

Protecting Confidential Information
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Drew J. Cunningham, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Todd R. Michaelis, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessy LLP
Ann H. Rubin, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessy LLP

Exhibit 5A
- Annotated Protective Order Template Buy Form

Exhibit 5B
- Motion for Stipulated Protective Order Buy Form

Exhibit 5C
- Stipulated Protective Order Buy Form

Exhibit 5D
- Motion to Seal (State Superior Court) Buy Form

Exhibit 5E
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Seal Buy Form

Exhibit 5F
- Motion to Seal (Federal District Court) Buy Form

Chapter 6 expand

Interrogatories
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Tanya A. Bovee, Esq., Jackson Lewis LLP
Sally Welch St. Onge, Esq., Jackson Lewis LLP

Exhibit 6A
- Form 201: Plaintiff’s Interrogatories Buy Form

Exhibit 6B
- Form 202: Defendant’s Interrogatories Buy Form

Exhibit 6C
- Form 203: Plaintiff’s Interrogatories—Premises Liability Cases Buy Form

Exhibit 6D
- Form 208: Defendant’s Supplemental Interrogatories—Workers’ Compensation Benefits—No Intervening Plaintiff Buy Form

Exhibit 6E
- Form 210: Defendant’s Interrogatories—Workers’ Compensation Benefits—Intervening Plaintiff Buy Form

Exhibit 6F
- Form 212: Defendant’s Interrogatories—Loss of Consortium Buy Form

Exhibit 6G
- Form 213: Plaintiff’s Interrogatories—Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases Buy Form

Exhibit 6H
- Form 214: Defendant’s Interrogatories—Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases Buy Form

Chapter 7 expand

Requests for Production, Inspection, and Examination
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James A. Budinetz, Esq., McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney, & Carpenter LLP
Steven Lapp, Esq., McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney Carpenter LLP
Peter J. Zarella, Esq., McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney Carpenter LLP

Exhibit 7A
- Plaintiff’s Requests for Production (Form 204) Buy Form

Exhibit 7B
- Defendant’s Requests for Production (Form 205) Buy Form

Exhibit 7C
- Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents Buy Form

Exhibit 7D
- Defendant’s Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Requests for Production of Documents Buy Form

Exhibit 7E
- Discovery and Deposition Dispute Order Buy Form

Exhibit 7F
- Request for Adjudication of Discovery or Deposition Dispute Under Statewide Standing Order (Form JD-CV-119) Buy Form

Chapter 8 expand

Physical and Mental Health Examinations and Protected Health Information
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Joseph B. Burns, Esq., Crumbie Law Group LLC

Chapter 9 expand

Admission of Facts and Execution of Writings
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Barry J. Waters, Esq., Murtha Cullina LLP

Exhibit 9A
- Sample Notice of Service of Requests for Admission Buy Form

Exhibit 9B
- Sample Requests for Admissions Buy Form

Exhibit 9C
- Sample Responses to Requests for Admissions Buy Form

Exhibit 9D
- Sample Motion to Determine Sufficiency of Responses and to Deem Matters Admitted Buy Form

Exhibit 9E
- Sample Motion to Deem Requests for Admissions Admitted Buy Form

Exhibit 9F
- Sample Motion to Withdraw and Amend Responses Buy Form

Exhibit 9G
- Bibliography Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Depositions
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Moy N. Ogilvie, Esq., McCarter & English LLP
Tara A. Sheldon, Esq., McCarter & English LLP

Exhibit 10A
- Sample Notice of Deposition Buy Form

Exhibit 10B
- Sample Motion for Commission Buy Form

Exhibit 10C
- Sample Motion to Quash Buy Form

Chapter 11 expand

Other Discovery Rules and Devices
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Dominic Fulco, III, Esq., Reid and Riege PC
Agnes Romanowska, Esq., Reid and Riege, PC

Exhibit 11A
- Sample Motion for Prejudgment Disclosure of Assets Buy Form

Exhibit 11B
- Sample Application for Order Authorizing the Issuance of a Subpoena Duces Tecum Buy Form

Exhibit 11C
- Sample Motion for Appointment of Discovery Special Master, Pendente Lite Buy Form

Exhibit 11D
- Sample Order Regarding Discovery Special Master and Setting Procedures Buy Form

Exhibit 11E
- Sample Stipulation re: Referee for Discovery Disputes Buy Form

Chapter 12 expand

Motions for Orders of Compliance
Buy Chapter
Andrew M. Zeitlin, Esq., Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Exhibit 12A
- Defendants’ Motion to Compel Production of Medical Records Buy Form

Exhibit 12B
- Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff’s Signature on Authorization Forms Required to Obtain Plaintiff’s Updated Medical Records Buy Form

Exhibit 12C
- Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel and for Sanctions Buy Form

Exhibit 12D
- Motion for Order of Compliance Buy Form

Exhibit 12E
- Objection to Motion to Compel Buy Form

Exhibit 12F
- Defendants’ Objection to Motion to Compel Production Buy Form

Exhibit 12G
- Affidavit in Support of Defendant’s Objection to Motion to Compel Discovery Buy Form

Exhibit 12H
- Discovery and Deposition Dispute Order Buy Form

Exhibit 12I
- Request for Adjudication of Discovery or Deposition Dispute (Form JD-CV-119) Buy Form

Chapter 13 expand

Discovery of Electronically Stored Information
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David A. Reif, Esq.,
Zane C. Riester, Esq.,
Alex A. Toribio, Esq.,
Makenzie Windfelder, Esq.,

Exhibit 13A
- Electronic Discovery Reference Model Buy Form

Exhibit 13B
- Sample Electronic Discovery Outline for Preparing or Deposing a Business Witness Buy Form

Exhibit 13C
- Sample Questionnaire for Interviewing Client Technology Personnel Buy Form

Exhibit 13D
- Sample Notices (Formal and Basic) Buy Form

Exhibit 13E
- Sample Preservation Letter Buy Form

Exhibit 13F
- Model Order Regarding Preservation Buy Form

Chapter 14 expand

Obtaining Information from Government Sources: FOIA
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Michael D. Blanchard, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Christopher M. Wasil, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Chapter 15 expand

Using the Internet in Discovery and Investigation
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Fatima Lahnin, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Sara R. Simeonidis, Esq., Jackson Lewis P.C., Hartford

Author(s)

Elizabeth A. Alquist, Esq., Day Pitney LLP, Hartford

Michael D. Blanchard, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hartford

Tanya A. Bovee, Esq., Jackson Lewis LLP, Hartford

James A. Budinetz, Esq., McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney, & Carpenter LLP , Hartford

Joseph B. Burns, Esq., Crumbie Law Group LLC, Hartford

Michael J. Coolican, Esq.,

Drew J. Cunningham, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven

David J. Elliott, Esq.,

Dominic Fulco, III, Esq., Reid and Riege PC, Hartford

Fatima Lahnin, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven

Steven Lapp, Esq., McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney Carpenter LLP, Hartford

Todd R. Michaelis, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessy LLP, Waterbury

Gregory W. Nye, Esq.,

Moy N. Ogilvie, Esq., McCarter & English LLP, Hartford

David A. Reif, Esq., Branford

Zane C. Riester, Esq.,

Agnes Romanowska, Esq., Reid and Riege, PC, Hartford

Ann H. Rubin, Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessy LLP, Waterbury

Hon. Rupal Shah Palanki, Connecticut Superior Court, Hartford

Tara A. Sheldon, Esq., McCarter & English LLP, Hartford

Sally Welch St. Onge, Esq., Jackson Lewis LLP, Hartford

Rhonda J. Tobin, Esq., Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford

Alex A. Toribio, Esq.,

Christopher M. Wasil, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hartford

Barry J. Waters, Esq., Murtha Cullina LLP, New Haven

Jeffrey J. White, Esq., Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford

Makenzie Windfelder, Esq.,

Peter J. Zarella, Esq., McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney Carpenter LLP, Hartford

Andrew M. Zeitlin, Esq., Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford

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A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in Connecticut

A respected divorce practice aid for Rhode Island lawyers

A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in Connecticut

A respected divorce practice aid for Rhode Island lawyers

Choose Format:

Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Discovery Planning and Investigation

Checklist 1.1

Checklist 1.2

Checklist 1.3

Exhibit 1A

Preservation and Spoliation of Evidence

Exhibit 2A

Exhibit 2B

Scope of Discovery

Expert Discovery, Expert Testimony, and Trial Considerations

Checklist 4.1

Protecting Confidential Information

Exhibit 5A

Exhibit 5B

Exhibit 5C

Exhibit 5D

Exhibit 5E

Exhibit 5F

Interrogatories

Exhibit 6A

Exhibit 6B

Exhibit 6C

Exhibit 6D

Exhibit 6E

Exhibit 6F

Exhibit 6G

Exhibit 6H

Requests for Production, Inspection, and Examination

Exhibit 7A

Exhibit 7B

Exhibit 7C

Exhibit 7D

Exhibit 7E

Exhibit 7F

Physical and Mental Health Examinations and Protected Health Information

Admission of Facts and Execution of Writings

Exhibit 9A

Exhibit 9B

Exhibit 9C

Exhibit 9D

Exhibit 9E

Exhibit 9F

Exhibit 9G

Depositions

Exhibit 10A

Exhibit 10B

Exhibit 10C

Other Discovery Rules and Devices

Exhibit 11A

Exhibit 11B

Exhibit 11C

Exhibit 11D

Exhibit 11E

Motions for Orders of Compliance

Exhibit 12A

Exhibit 12B

Exhibit 12C

Exhibit 12D

Exhibit 12E

Exhibit 12F

Exhibit 12G

Exhibit 12H

Exhibit 12I

Discovery of Electronically Stored Information

Exhibit 13A

Exhibit 13B

Exhibit 13C

Exhibit 13D

Exhibit 13E

Exhibit 13F

Obtaining Information from Government Sources: FOIA

Using the Internet in Discovery and Investigation