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| Inactive Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
PLS 85.5 | Title:
DISCOVERY PROCEDURES |
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| Full Title:
Discovery Practices and Procedures |
| Last Reviewed:5/23/2016 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.50 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 26.25 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 1.50 | | Contact Total | 26.25 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 52.50 | Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
BOT 85.5
Catalog Description:
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This course is intended for individuals interested in becoming legal secretaries or paralegals as well as individuals interested in learning about discovery, the most important component of a lawsuit. Focuses on law office secretarial procedures in discovery methods using interrogatories, production of documents, subpoenas, depositions; preparation, processing, and production of discovery documents and responses; and time frames and calendaring requirements.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of CS 60.11A or equivalent; Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course is intended for individuals interested in becoming legal secretaries or paralegals as well as individuals interested in learning about discovery, the most important component of a lawsuit. Focuses on law office secretarial procedures in discovery methods using interrogatories, production of documents, subpoenas, depositions; preparation, processing, and production of discovery documents and responses; and time frames and calendaring requirements.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of CS 60.11A or equivalent; Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Discuss the procedures and preparation of discovery documents.
2. Prepare discovery documents according to appropriate statutory laws and timelines.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Examine and analyze the purpose of discovery.
2. Interpret the Discovery Act in the Code of Civil Procedure.
3. Compare the various discovery documents and their purposes.
4. Examine the legal requirements of each discovery document according to law.
5. Select the time frames for service of the discovery documents and response to the documents.
6. Calculate statutory time periods according to the requirements for legal calendaring.
7. Create discovery documents according to standard legal format procedures.
8. Generate responses to discovery documents.
9. Properly organize discovery documents in preparation for a trial.
Topics and Scope
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I. Discovery Act in Code of Civil Procedure
II. Discovery Purpose
III. Discovery Methods (under the Discovery Act)
A. Interrogatories
B. Depositions
C. Demand for inspection and production of documents
D. Request for admissions
E. Demand for physical or mental examinations
F. Compliance with statutory laws and timelines
IV. Calendaring Considerations
A. Time frames
B. Calendaring requirements
V. Responses to Discovery Demands
VI. Discovery Documents
A. Interrogatories
B. Production of documents
C. Subpoenas
D. Depositions
VII. Response Document
A. Answers to interrogatories
B. Response to request for production of documents
VIII. Service of Process
A. Discuss proof of services
B. Other practices
Assignments:
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1. Follow discovery procedures for simulated cases
2. Draft written components of legal documents
3. Prepare discovery documents
4. One to two quizzes
5. Reading: approximately 10 pages per week
6. Organize and produce client files - homework
7. Calendar and tickle dates throughout simulations
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 20% |
| Drafts of legal and discovery documents | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
40 - 50% |
| Calendar and tickle dates throughout simulated cases, discovery document procedures for simulation cases | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 30% |
| homework organization and production of client files, draft legal documents | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 30% |
| One to two quizzes | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| In-class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Litigation by the Numbers, Lawdable Press, Julie Goren, 2016
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