Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Re: Rule 26(f) Discovery Conference

Look at the FRCP or "Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial" from the Rutter Group. The amount of time should cover whatever you need to take depositions, serve interrogatories, requests for admissions and document demands, and subpoena documents from third party witnesses. For example the rules say you need X number of days for an opposing party to respond to Y discovery request, and then you would need time for a motion to compel if you receive an inadequate response or no response. You would also be lining up your expert witnesses during this period. Write a discovery plan laying out the facts you need to prove to win your case, and get going!