Requesting Parties: Common Problems with an RFP Response (Federal) | Practical Law

Requesting Parties: Common Problems with an RFP Response (Federal) | Practical Law

This Practice Note addresses some common problems counsel face when receiving a response to a request for the production of documents (RFP) under Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Specifically, this Note explains what counsel should do when they receive documents and electronically stored information (ESI) in a form different from that requested, an unmanageable production (also called a document dump), insufficient privilege designations, and inadvertently produced privileged documents.  

Requesting Parties: Common Problems with an RFP Response (Federal)

Practical Law Practice Note 3-519-6335 (Approx. 17 pages)

Requesting Parties: Common Problems with an RFP Response (Federal)

by Practical Law Litigation
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
This Practice Note addresses some common problems counsel face when receiving a response to a request for the production of documents (RFP) under Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Specifically, this Note explains what counsel should do when they receive documents and electronically stored information (ESI) in a form different from that requested, an unmanageable production (also called a document dump), insufficient privilege designations, and inadvertently produced privileged documents.