Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

These exhibits are forgeries?!?

Dates:

I'm in a lawsuit and I'm going to trial on January 25. I have a mandatory settlement conference this Wednesday, January 19 with the judge and the opposition.

My question:

During my deosition, I was shown and questioned on a perticular document. When I received my copy of the transcript and exhibits, I noticed that they accidently included the original copy of the document which had altered with white out to produce the photocopy they had shown me. My attorneys don't seem to think that this is a very big deal... how can it not be? If the opposition is so obviously and carelessly altering evidence, what the hell can I do about it?


Asked on 1/15/05, 4:09 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: These exhibits are forgeries?!?

Have your attorneys use the documents to impeach their creator during the trial, if you don't settle. If someone falsified a document, then it's not a big stretch that they'd falsify testimony as well. Good luck to you!

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Answered on 1/15/05, 4:30 pm
Mona Montgomery Mona Montgomery, Attorney at law

Re: These exhibits are forgeries?!?

The purpose of the Mandatory Settlement Conference is to try to settle. Let your attorney be the judge if this falsification is worth bringing up at this point. During the trial your attorney can bring it up to attack the credibility of your opponent.

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Answered on 1/28/05, 9:27 pm


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