DISCOVERY TRAPS… & HOW TO GET OUT OF THEM
嚜澳ISCOVERY TRAPS#
& HOW TO GET OUT OF THEM
KRISTAL C. THOMSON
WILSON, PENNYPACKER & THOMSON, L.L.P.
8620 N. New Braunfels, Suite 101
San Antonio, Texas 78217
37
TH
State Bar of Texas
ANNUAL ADVANCED FAMILY LAW COURSE
August 1-4, 2011
San Antonio
CHAPTER 19
Kristal Cordova Thomson
WILSON, PENNYPACKER & THOMSON, L.L.P.
8620 N. New Braunfels, Suite 101
San Antonio, Texas 78217
210.826.4001
kthomson@
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
State Bar of Texas; 2002
United States District Courts, Western District; 2003
Board Certified 每 Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; 2009
EDUCATION:
Juris Doctorate, St. Mary*s University School of Law; 2002
Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas; 1995
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES:
Director, St. Mary*s Law Alumni Association
*Elected, 2005 每 2010 * Former Treasurer & Secretary
Council Member Class of 2014, Family Law Council, State Bar of Texas
* Elected, 2009 *Web Site Chair *Amicus Committee
Treasurer, San Antonio Family Lawyers Association
* Elected 2010-2011
COMMUNITY/NON-PROFIT
ACTIVITIES:
Board of Directors, Special Olympics Texas; 2009-2011
Appointed Committee Member, Alamo Bowl; 2005-2011
Volunteer, Junior League San Antonio; 2004-2011
Volunteer, Community Justice Program; 2003-2011
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; since 2010
Member, San Antonio Bar Association; since 2002
* Former Board Member, 2008-2010
Member, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association; since 2002
* Former President, 2005-2006
Member, Bexar County Women*s Bar Association; since 2002
* Vice President, 2009 * Board of Directors, 2004-2009 * Bench Brunch Chair, 2006
Fellow, San Antonio Bar Foundation; since 2006
Member, College of the State Bar of Texas; since 2003
Member, State Bar of Texas & Family Law Section; since 2002
Member, American Bar Association & Family Law Section; since 2002
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
2007 Belva Lockwood Outstanding Young Lawyer
2006 Outstanding Young Lawyer of San Antonio
2006 through 2011 每 ※Rising Star§ 每 Texas Monthly
2006 through 2009 每 ※Best Lawyer, Family Law§ 每 Scene in S.A. Monthly
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
& LECTURES:
Speaker & Author, Electronic Discovery in the Age of Honza & Weekley,
Marriage Dissolution, State Bar of Texas; 2010
Speaker & Author, Narrowing the Issues, Ultimate Trial Notebook,
State Bar of Texas; 2009
Speaker & Author, Interim Orders, Advanced Family Law Drafting,
State Bar of Texas; 2008
Speaker & Author, Attorney*s Fees & Billing, State Bar College
Summer School, State Bar of Texas; 2008
Discovery Traps# & How to Get Out of Them
Chapter 19
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 1
II.
TRAP: FORMBOOK DISCOVERY REQUESTS & FORMBOOK OBJECTIONS .......................................... 1
A.
Formbook Requests .................................................................................................................................... 1
B.
Objections .................................................................................................................................................. 1
III.
HOW TO GET OUT OF THE ※FORM-ITIS§ TRAP .......................................................................................... 2
A.
Objections .................................................................................................................................................. 2
B.
Handling Formbook Requests .................................................................................................................... 2
C.
The Only True Formbook Discovery 每 Rule 194 Request for Disclosure ................................................. 3
IV.
TRAP: DETERMINING WHERE AND WHAT TO PRODUCE....................................................................... 3
V.
DETERMINING WHERE AND WHAT TO PRODUCE ................................................................................... 4
A.
What to Produce ......................................................................................................................................... 4
B.
Where to Produce ....................................................................................................................................... 4
VI.
TRAP: INTERROGATORRIES 每 SUBJECT MATTER AND SUBPARTS ..................................................... 5
VII. ASKING AND ANSWERING INTERROGATORIES INCLUDING ※SUBPARTS§ ....................................... 5
VIII. TRAP: AUTHENTICATION OF DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS ...................................................................... 5
IX.
IS THE DOCUMENT AUTHENTIC? ................................................................................................................. 6
X.
TRAP: REQUESTING THE COMPUTER ......................................................................................................... 6
XI.
HOW TO REQUEST INFORMATION FROM A PARTY*S COMPUTER ...................................................... 6
XII. BRIEF ETHICS LECTURE ................................................................................................................................. 7
XIII. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................................... 7
APPENDIX A ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Summary of Cases ................................................................................................................................................ 8
APPEDIX B .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Relevant Statutes ................................................................................................................................................ 18
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