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Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Discovery)
In this column, I will talk about the importance of doing discovery in any civil case in which you are involved. I will first describe what discovery is and what it is for, then explain why it is so important for you to use discovery tools in your lawsuit, and …
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More from this issue:
- Federal Judge Rules Texas Prisons Still Unconstitutional, PLRA Unconstitutional
- Washington Parole Officer Blown Up
- Prison Madness, by Terry Kupers, MD (Book Review), by Dan Pens
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Indictment: The News Media and the Criminal Justice System (Book Review), by Alex Friedmann
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, by Laura Whitehorn
- Private Prison Escape Explained
- Corcoran Prisoner Left Hanging
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Discovery), by John Midgley
- Washington Prisoners Damage Colorado Private Prison
- Washington Prisoners Brutalized in Colorado Private Prison, by Waldo Waldron-Ramsey
- CCA - Prison Realty Merger Approved, by Alex Friedmann
- They Killed a Man, Not a Number, by David Hill
- Violence Takes a Toll at New Mexico Wackenhut Prison, by Ronald Young
- CMS Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $75,000
- Court Screening Applies to Paid Suits Too
- Failing to Provide Disabled Prisoner Showers for Two Months Cruel and Unusual
- Judge Throws Out Corcoran Sanctions, by Willie Wisely
- Juveniles Held Hostage for Profit by CSC in Florida, by Alex Friedmann
- Florida Porn Ban Challenged
- Mitigation Instruction and Excluding Indemnification Evidence Reversible Error
- Parole Officials Liable for False Information in Parole Violation Arrest Warrant
- Pardon Satisfies Heck
- Federal Prisoners Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Suing
- Fifth Circuit Upholds PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, by Ronald Young
- Imminent Danger Overrides Three Strikes
- Exhaustion Not Required for Bivens Claim
- Pennsylvania Brutality Suit Settled for $5,000
- The Lucasville Trials, by Staughton Lynd
- Warden's Smoking Ban Violates BOP Rules
- Weapon Possession in Federal Prison Always Considered a "Violent Offense"
- Interstate Compact Violations Not Cognizable Under § 1983
- News in Brief
- Felon Possession of Firearm Nonviolent Offense
- Prisoner May Not File Unsigned Complaint for Another Prisoner
- Error to Dismiss Rule 41(C) Motion Without Allowing Conversion to Bivens Action
More from John Midgley:
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2004
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Magistrate Judges in Federal Courts, Nov. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Damages, Aug. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, April 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Unknown Defendant Identities, July 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Feb. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2001
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2000
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Sept. 15, 2000
More from these topics:
- Ninth Circuit: No Exception to Due Diligence in Discovery Even for “Conclusive Evidence”, April 1, 2025. Discovery, Suppression of Evidence.
- Qualified Immunity Denied to Former New Mexico Warden in Prisoner’s Sexual Abuse Claim, May 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Discovery, Qualified Immunity, Supervisory Liability, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- $9,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Heat-Related Illness Suit, April 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Exposure to Heat, Discovery, Deliberate Indifference.
- Misconduct Shades Sexual Assault Suit As Hawaii Settles With Prisoners for $2 Million, Feb. 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, New Trial Motions, Discovery.
- Washington Agencies Sanctioned for Discovery Violations Reach $3.1 Million Settlement with Disabled Woman Allegedly Abused at State Sanctioned Home, Jan. 1, 2024. Attorney Misconduct, Discovery, Sanctions, Discovery - Lateness of.
- Pennsylvania Guards and Their Attorneys Spanked for Discovery Abuse in Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Suit, March 1, 2023. Excessive Force, Discovery.
- Music Stops in Fifth Circuit’s Qualified Immunity ‘Dance,’ Leaving Plaintiffs With Shortened Discovery Period, Jan. 1, 2023. Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Timeliness of Motion.
- Federal Court Sanctions Wexford for Discovery Abuse in Illinois Prisoner’s Suit, April 1, 2022. Wexford Health Services, Discovery, Brady Rule violations.
- New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Adoption of Framework for Evaluating Discovery Motions Challenging Warrant Affidavits Based on Unidentified Confidential Informants, March 15, 2021. Informants, New Trial Motions, Discovery.
- Global Tel*Link Hit with Sanctions For Discovery Violations in Georgia Prison Call Class Action, Feb. 1, 2021. Contractor Misconduct, Discovery, Telephone Rates, Contractor Liability.

