Document Responses: Responding to an RFP (PA) | Practical Law

Document Responses: Responding to an RFP (PA) | Practical Law

A Practice Note explaining the steps to properly respond to a Request for the Production of Documents and Things (RFP) under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 4009.1, 4009.11, and 4009.12 in a civil case pending in a Pennsylvania court of common pleas. This Note covers how the responding party must preserve, collect, and review responsive documents and electronically stored information (ESI), avoid liability for spoliation, and draft and serve timely written objections and responses to an RFP, along with a privilege log if withholding responsive information or documents from the production.

Document Responses: Responding to an RFP (PA)

Practical Law Practice Note w-036-8561 (Approx. 23 pages)

Document Responses: Responding to an RFP (PA)

by Practical Law Litigation
Maintained • Pennsylvania
A Practice Note explaining the steps to properly respond to a Request for the Production of Documents and Things (RFP) under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 4009.1, 4009.11, and 4009.12 in a civil case pending in a Pennsylvania court of common pleas. This Note covers how the responding party must preserve, collect, and review responsive documents and electronically stored information (ESI), avoid liability for spoliation, and draft and serve timely written objections and responses to an RFP, along with a privilege log if withholding responsive information or documents from the production.