Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 42, October 19, 2024
Rule 4009.1 - Production of Documents and Things. General Provisions(a) Any party may serve a request upon a party pursuant to Rules 4009.11 and 4009.12 or a subpoena upon a person not a party pursuant to Rules 4009.21 through 4009.27 to produce and permit the requesting party, or someone acting on the party's behalf, to inspect and copy any designated documents (including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, and electronically stored information), or to inspect, copy, test or sample any tangible things or electronically stored information, which constitute or contain matters within the scope of Rules 4003.1 through 4003.6 inclusive and which are in the possession, custody or control of the party or person upon whom the request or subpoena is served, and may do so one or more times.(b) A party requesting electronically stored information may specify the format in which it is to be produced and a responding party or person not a party may object. If no format is specified by the requesting party, electronically stored information may be produced in the form in which it is ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably usable form.The provisions of this Rule 4009.1 adopted April 7, 1997, effective 7/1/1997, 27 Pa.B. 1921; amended March 29, 2004, effective immediately, 34 Pa.B. 1926; amended June 6, 2012, effective 8/1/2012, 42 Pa.B. 3574.