Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Tennessee
Discovery, privacy, and rights
What are the bounds of discovery and subpeona, i.e. is anything and everything discoverable to the extent that it may lead to admissable evidence, regardless of the party's privacy or 5th amendment rights? What actions by the moving party would constitute abuse or be sanctionable?
1 Answer from Attorneys
General Civil Litigation
The bounds of discovery are delineated withinyour state's Civil Rules of Procedure and Civil Rules of Evidence. The same applies to theFederal level: Federal Rules of Civil Pro-cedure and Evidence.
There are limits to the discovery process."Non-discoverable" information, as an example,would include: an attorney's work product,privileged information [e.g. attorney-client,doctor-patient]etc. depending upon the statutesof your jurisdiction.
You should consult with an attorney in yourlocal jurisdiction.
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