Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

I am being sued by a corporation for defamation. I requested them to produce certain documents that could be evidence of fraud. They did not produce any documents on time (and did not object to the request), so my attorney filed a Motion to Compel. The court has not ruled on it yet.
The plaintiff still refuses to deliver us any documents, but they made a strange offer - we can come to their office and review/copy any documents that we want. Are they allowed to do that? Are their any rules as to the delivery of the discovery documents?

Asked on 1/05/10, 2:48 pm

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Paula McGill Paula McGill Attorney at Law

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You retained an attorney to represent you and answer your questions. As a result, you should be comfortable asking your attorney these questions. He or she knows more facts about your case than any other attorney. If you don't feel comfortable with your attorney, you should think about hiring another one who will answer your questions.

In general, for discovery, a party can copy the documents and send them to its opponent or have the documents available for review and copying.

Answered on 1/10/10, 3:46 pm

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