Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
I am being sued in civil court for breach of contract on a rental lease. I received a "Request for Production of Documents", which states that I need to produce all documents in person at the attorney's office at a specified date and time. The office is located in different county from where the court and myself reside. Since it is a couple of hours drive, is it possible that I can just mail copies of all my documents, or must I show up as stated in this request? What is the legal format for objecting to this part of the request?
Thank you.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Call the attorney and negotiate that you can produce the documents by mail. If he does not allow that, then you'll have to object in writing, but I cannot tell you how to do it in the appropriate legal format. Hire a lawyer.
It's probably a good idea to contact the attorney to make sure it's okay to mail the documents. However, the bigger issue is not how to produce but what to produce. If you are trying to represent yourself (pro per) in this case I would recommend you retain a qualified attorney. You sound like you are already over your head in this case. There is a good chance you are overlooking multiple strategies to fight the lawsuit in its early stages.
If you are an attorney asking this question I would remind you to read the policies of this site regarding such. I would also recommend you spend a lot of time researching not only the Code of Civil Procedure but also local rules - litigation is very complicated. Besides losing the case for your client you could also be looking at sanctions and potentially a malpractice suit.
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