A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in New Hampshire

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Product Number: 2215459WFM
Publication Date: 8/30/2021
Edition: 1st Edition 2011, with 2018 & 2021 Supplements
Copyright: © 2021 MCLE, Inc.
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Backed by court rules, case law, and statutory authority, each chapter of A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in New Hampshire provides a comprehensive explanation of a key aspect of New Hampshire discovery and depositions. Whether you are just starting your practice and need to learn everything you can from start to finish or are already established and need guidance on a complex issue, this will be your go-to resource in your civil practice library.

Recent updates:
- Update: August 2021
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  TThank you for choosing to update your practice resource library with the 2021 supplement to A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in New Hampshire.
  
  This supplement brings you up-to-date on changes in court rules, statutes, and procedures. Highlights include updated guidance and information on the following topics:
  - the discovery of electronic information, including information on social media;
  - filing pleadings and exhibits that contain confidential information;
  - automatic disclosures of documents and electronically stored information;
  - the attorney-client privilege;
  - the work product doctrine; and
  - the New Hampshire right-to-know law.
  We at MCLE | New England hope that you will continue to find this manual useful in your law practice and in your law library. Thank you for your continued support.
  
  Very truly yours,
  
  Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
- Update: September 2018
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for choosing to update your practice resource library with the 2018 supplement to the 2011 edition of A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in New Hampshire.
  
  This supplement addresses changes in court rules, statutes, and procedures since the 2011 edition. Highlights include updated guidance and information on the following topics:
  - the discovery of experts;
  - the discovery of electronic information;
  - depositions of business organizations;
  - the attorney-client privilege;
  - the work product doctrine; and
  - discovery practice in the Business and Commercial Dispute Docket.
  We at MCLE | New England hope that you will continue to find this manual useful in your law practice and in your law library. Thank you for your continued support.
  
  Very truly yours,
  
  Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 expand

Introduction
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Hon. Gary E. Hicks, New Hampshire Supreme Court
Hon. Daniel E. Will, NH Superior Court Center

Chapter 2 expand

Preservation and Spoliation of Evidence
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Lisa Snow Wade, Esq., Orr & Reno, PA

Exhibit 2A
- Custodian Questionnaire Buy Form

Exhibit 2B
- Litigation Hold Memorandum Buy Form

Chapter 3 expand

Discovery Planning and Analysis
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Richard C. Bell, Esq., New Hampshire Supreme Court

Exhibit 3A
- Order Approving Discovery Stipulation, Vention Medical Advanced Components, Inc. v. Pappas Buy Form

Chapter 4 expand

Protecting Confidential Information in Litigation
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Lisa Snow Wade, Esq., Orr & Reno, PA

Exhibit 4A
- Sample Motion for Protective Order Buy Form

Exhibit 4B
- Sample Single-Tier Protective Order with Attached Agreement Concerning Confidential Information Buy Form

Exhibit 4C
- Sample Multitier Protective Order Buy Form

Exhibit 4D
- Sample Motion to Seal Briefs Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

Discovery of Internal Investigations
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Anne M. Rice, Esq., Rice Law Office, PLLC

Chapter 6 expand

Discovery Plan/Structuring Conference Preparation and Practice
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Philip R. Waystack, Esq., Waystack Frizzell Trial Lawyers

Exhibit 6A
- Case Structuring and ADR Order Form (NHJB-2700-S) Buy Form

Exhibit 6B
- ADR Report Form (NHJB-2488-S) Buy Form

Exhibit 6C
- Federal Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan Form (Civil Form 2, Discovery Plan) Buy Form

Chapter 7 expand

Interrogatories
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Jeanne P. Herrick, Esq., Office of the New Hampshire Governor Emergency Relief and Recovery

Exhibit 7A
- Sample Notice of Interrogatories Pursuant to New Hampshire Superior Court Rule 23 Buy Form

Chapter 8 expand

Document Requests
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Elizabeth A. Bailey, Esq., Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA
Karyl Roberts Martin, Esq., University System of New Hampshire

Exhibit 8A
- Sample Request for Production of Documents Buy Form

Exhibit 8B
- Sample Response to Request for Production of Documents Buy Form

Chapter 9 expand

Requests for Admission
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Samuel Colquit Harkinson, Esq., Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley & Roberts, PA
Kimberly J.H. Memmesheimer, Esq., Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley, & Roberts, PA
Stephen H. Roberts, Esq., Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley, & Roberts, PA

Exhibit 9A
- Sample Request for Admissions Buy Form

Exhibit 9B
- Sample Response to Request Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine
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Jeremy D. Eggleton, Esq., Orr & Reno, PA

Chapter 11 expand

Evidentiary Privileges
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Jeremy D. Eggleton, Esq., Orr & Reno, PA

Exhibit 11A
- Privileges in New Hampshire Law Buy Form

Chapter 12 expand

Depositions
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Jeremy T. Walker, Esq., McLane Middleton

Exhibit 12A
- Sample Deposition Notice Buy Form

Exhibit 12B
- Sample Subpoena Buy Form

Chapter 13 expand

Analyzing and Responding to Discovery
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Hilary H. Rheaume, Esq., Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, PA

Exhibit 13A
- New Hampshire Bar Association Professionalism Creed Buy Form

Exhibit 13B
- Sample Case Map for Defendant Buy Form

Exhibit 13C
- Sample Display of Fields on Computer Screen Buy Form

Chapter 14 expand

E-Discovery and Internet/Social Networking Discovery
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Shelagh C.N. Michaud, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP

Exhibit 14A
- Sample Electronic Discovery Outline for Preparing or Deposing a Business Witness Buy Form

Exhibit 14B
- Sample Questionnaire for Interviewing Client Technology Personnel Buy Form

Exhibit 14C
- Sample Notices (Formal and Basic) Buy Form

Exhibit 14D
- Sample Preservation Letter Buy Form

Exhibit 14E
- Model Order Regarding Preservation Buy Form

Chapter 15 expand

Discovery Practice
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Robert M. Derosier, Esq., DTC Lawyers
Keriann Roman, Esq., Drummond Woodsum & McMahon

Exhibit 15A
- Rule 11(c) Certification Buy Form

Exhibit 15B
- Verification Buy Form

Exhibit 15C
- Rule 3(a) Certification Buy Form

Exhibit 15D
- Motion to Strike Request for Admissions or, Alternatively, Motion for Protective Order Buy Form

Exhibit 15E
- Motion for Protective Order Buy Form

Exhibit 15F
- Request for Admissions Buy Form

Exhibit 15G
- Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatories and Responses to Requests for Production of Documents Buy Form

Exhibit 15H
- Motion for Conditional Default Buy Form

Exhibit 15I
- Motion to Strike Conditional Default Buy Form

Exhibit 15J
- Motion for Entry of Default Judgment Buy Form

Exhibit 15K
- Taxation of Costs Buy Form

Exhibit 15L
- Motion for Appointment of Commissioner to Take Out-of-State Depositions Buy Form

Exhibit 15M
- Motion for Issuance of a Letter Rogatory to Out-of-State Court Buy Form

Exhibit 15N
- Motion to Quash Subpoena Buy Form

Exhibit 15O
- Motion for Reconsideration Buy Form

Chapter 16 expand

Obtaining Interstate Discovery
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Hon. Andrew R. Schulman, NH Superior Court Center

Exhibit 16A
- Sample Order of Commission Authorizing the Taking of a Foreign Deposition Buy Form

Chapter 17 expand

Discovery Relating to Experts
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Doreen F. Connor, Esq., Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer, PC

Exhibit 17A
- Expert Witness Deposition Outline—Deposing an Adverse Witness Buy Form

Chapter 18 expand

Medical Discovery
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Holly B. Haines, Esq., Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Melissa M. Hanlon, Esq., Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC
Jay Surdukowski, Esq.,

Exhibit 18A
- Authorization to Release Medical Information and Records Buy Form

Chapter 19 expand

An Overview of Differences Between State Court and Federal Discovery Practice
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Kevin G. Collimore, Esq., CullenCollimore, PLLC
Brian J.S. Cullen, Esq., CullenCollimore, PLLC

Exhibit 19A
- Joint Discovery Plan Buy Form

Exhibit 19B
- Discovery Plan Buy Form

Exhibit 19C
- Defendant’s Mandatory Initial Disclosures Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) Buy Form

Chapter 20 expand

Discovery in the Business and Commercial Dispute Docket of the New Hampshire Superior Court
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Hon. Richard B. McNamara,

Exhibit 20A
- Business and Commercial Dispute Docket Standing Orders Buy Form

Chapter 21 expand

Government Discovery
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James W. Kennedy, III, Esq., City of Concord/City Hall

Chapter 22 expand

Discovery in Divorce Cases
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Jeanmarie Papelian, Esq.,
Mary Elizabeth Tenn, Esq., Tenn and Tenn, PA

Exhibit 22A
- Family Division Rule 1.25-A, Mandatory Initial Self Disclosure Buy Form

Exhibit 22B
- Sample Privilege Log Buy Form

Chapter 23 expand

Discovery in Employment Cases
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Lauren S. Irwin, Esq., Upton & Hatfield LLP

Exhibit 23A
- Checklist: Types of Discovery Often Needed in Employment Cases Buy Form

Exhibit 23B
- Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel in Heinrichs v. West Buy Form
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Hon. Gary E. Hicks, New Hampshire Supreme Court, Concord

Hon. Daniel E. Will, NH Superior Court Center, Concord

Ethical Commentator(s)

Peter G. Beeson, Esq.,

Jonathan M. Eck, Esq., Orr & Reno, PA, Concord

Mitchell M. Simon, Esq., Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA, Concord

Anne E. Trevethick, Esq.,

Joshua M. Wyatt, Esq., Office of the Dover City Attorney, Dover

Author(s)

Elizabeth A. Bailey, Esq., Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA, Manchester

Richard C. Bell, Esq., New Hampshire Supreme Court, Concord

Kevin G. Collimore, Esq., CullenCollimore, PLLC, Nashua

Doreen F. Connor, Esq., Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer, PC, Manchester

Brian J.S. Cullen, Esq., CullenCollimore, PLLC, Nashua

Robert M. Derosier, Esq., DTC Lawyers, Exeter

Jeremy D. Eggleton, Esq., Orr & Reno, PA, Concord

Holly B. Haines, Esq., Abramson, Brown & Dugan, Manchester

Melissa M. Hanlon, Esq., Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC, Concord

Samuel Colquit Harkinson, Esq., Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley & Roberts, PA, Portsmouth

Jeanne P. Herrick, Esq., Office of the New Hampshire Governor Emergency Relief and Recovery , Concord

Hon. Gary E. Hicks, New Hampshire Supreme Court, Concord

Lauren S. Irwin, Esq., Upton & Hatfield LLP, Concord

James W. Kennedy, III, Esq., City of Concord/City Hall, Concord

Karyl Roberts Martin, Esq., University System of New Hampshire, Concord

Hon. Richard B. McNamara,

Kimberly J.H. Memmesheimer, Esq., Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley, & Roberts, PA, Portsmouth

Shelagh C.N. Michaud, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP, Providence

Hilary H. Rheaume, Esq., Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, PA, Manchester

Anne M. Rice, Esq., Rice Law Office, PLLC, Laconia

Stephen H. Roberts, Esq., Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley, & Roberts, PA, Portsmouth

Keriann Roman, Esq., Drummond Woodsum & McMahon, Manchester

Hon. Andrew R. Schulman, NH Superior Court Center, Concord

Jay Surdukowski, Esq.,

Mary Elizabeth Tenn, Esq., Tenn and Tenn, PA, Manchester

Lisa Snow Wade, Esq., Orr & Reno, PA, Concord

Jeremy T. Walker, Esq., McLane Middleton, Manchester

Philip R. Waystack, Esq., Waystack Frizzell Trial Lawyers, Colebrook

Hon. Daniel E. Will, NH Superior Court Center, Concord

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A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in New Hampshire

Practice-Tested Tools for Litigation Success

A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in New Hampshire

Practice-Tested Tools for Litigation Success

Your Selection:

Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Introduction

Preservation and Spoliation of Evidence

Exhibit 2A

Exhibit 2B

Discovery Planning and Analysis

Exhibit 3A

Protecting Confidential Information in Litigation

Exhibit 4A

Exhibit 4B

Exhibit 4C

Exhibit 4D

Discovery of Internal Investigations

Discovery Plan/Structuring Conference Preparation and Practice

Exhibit 6A

Exhibit 6B

Exhibit 6C

Interrogatories

Exhibit 7A

Document Requests

Exhibit 8A

Exhibit 8B

Requests for Admission

Exhibit 9A

Exhibit 9B

The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine

Evidentiary Privileges

Exhibit 11A

Depositions

Exhibit 12A

Exhibit 12B

Analyzing and Responding to Discovery

Exhibit 13A

Exhibit 13B

Exhibit 13C

E-Discovery and Internet/Social Networking Discovery

Exhibit 14A

Exhibit 14B

Exhibit 14C

Exhibit 14D

Exhibit 14E

Discovery Practice

Exhibit 15A

Exhibit 15B

Exhibit 15C

Exhibit 15D

Exhibit 15E

Exhibit 15F

Exhibit 15G

Exhibit 15H

Exhibit 15I

Exhibit 15J

Exhibit 15K

Exhibit 15L

Exhibit 15M

Exhibit 15N

Exhibit 15O

Obtaining Interstate Discovery

Exhibit 16A

Discovery Relating to Experts

Exhibit 17A

Medical Discovery

Exhibit 18A

An Overview of Differences Between State Court and Federal Discovery Practice

Exhibit 19A

Exhibit 19B

Exhibit 19C

Discovery in the Business and Commercial Dispute Docket of the New Hampshire Superior Court

Exhibit 20A

Government Discovery

Discovery in Divorce Cases

Exhibit 22A

Exhibit 22B