What type of case is this - District Court or Circuit Court - and why wasn't discovery requested sooner?
What type of case is this - District Court or Circuit Court - and why wasn't discovery requested sooner?
What is considered 'reasonable'?
The case is through circuit court (family law division). My lawyer showed up at a hearing on 7/28 and requested an adjournment as she had JUST been retained. The opposing side brought with them a file folder full of "evidence" supporting their motion - within the folder was documents, tapes of recorded phone conversations, and I'm not sure what else. My lawyer requested copies of the discovery information that day.
Reasonable is case by case and depends on how late and/or material the matters being provided are including whether I can adequately prepare for the hearing since I was not provided with them sooner.
For example, if counsel provides me with a copy of a check I already knew about then that's no big deal even if I receive it the day of the hearing. On the other hand, if on the eve of trial I am being provided with a stack of documents I did not know anything about or they are springing a surprise material witness on me that is a totally different story.
On matters such as these you have to trust your attorney's judgment as to how is best to proceed; presumably that is why they were hired in the first place.