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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BOT 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:
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:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2010 | Inactive: | Fall 2022 |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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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. Select methods for evaluating facts and evidence in discovery documents.
9. Generate responses to discovery documents.
10. Properly organize discovery documents in preparation for a trial.
11. Demonstrate use of special word processing features to create discovery documents.
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
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 using special word processing features
3. Prepare discovery documents
4. Two to five quizzes
5. Reading: approximately 25 pages per week
6. Organize and produce client files
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% |
| Draft of documents | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
40 - 50% |
| Simulated cases | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 30% |
| Homework, draft components of legal documents | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 30% |
| Multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion, short essay | |
| 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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Law Office Procedures Manual, The Rutter Group, edited by Legal Secretaries Incorporated, updated semi-annually.
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