SUPERIOR CIVIL RULE 34
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS AND ENTRY UPON
LAND FOR INSPECTION AND OTHER PURPOSES
(a) Scope. Any party may serve on any other party a
request (1) to produce and permit the party making the
request, or someone acting on his behalf, to inspect and
copy, any designated documents (including writings,
drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phonorecords, and
other data compilations from which information can be
obtained, translated, if necessary, by the respondent
through detection devices into reasonably usable form), or
to inspect and copy, test, or sample any tangible things
which constitute or contain matters within the scope of rule
26(b) and which are in the possession, custody or control of
the party upon whom the request is served; or (2) to permit
entry upon designated land or other property in the
possession or control of the party upon whom the request is
served for the purpose of inspection and measuring,
surveying, photographing, testing, or sampling the property
or any designated object or operation thereon, within the
scope of rule 26(b).
(b) Procedure. The request may, without leave of court,
be served upon the plaintiff after the summons and a copy of
the complaint are served upon the defendant, or the
complaint is filed, whichever shall first occur, and upon
any other party with or after service of the summons and
complaint upon that party. The request shall set forth the
items to be inspected either by individual item or by
category, and describe each item and category with
reasonable particularity. The request shall specify a
reasonable time, place and manner of making the inspection
and performing the related acts.
The party upon whom the request is served shall serve a
written response within 30 days after the service of the
request, except that a defendant may serve a response within
40 days after service of the summons and complaint upon that
defendant. The parties may stipulate or the court may allow
a shorter or longer time. The response shall state, with
respect to each item or category, that inspection and
related activities will be permitted as requested, unless
the request is objected to, in which event the reasons for
objection shall be stated. If objection is made to part of
an item or category, the part shall be specified and
inspection permitted of the remaining parts. The party
submitting the request may move for an order under rule
37(a) with respect to any objection to or other failure to
respond to the request or any part thereof, or any failure
to permit inspection as requested.
A party who produces documents for inspection shall
produce them as they are kept in the usual course of
business or shall organize and label them to correspond with
the categories in the request.
(c) Persons Not Parties. This rule does not preclude an
independent action against a person not a party for
production of documents and things and permission to enter
upon land.
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