231 Pa. Code r. 4003.4

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Rule 4003.4 - Scope of Discovery. Trial Preparation Material. Statements

Upon written request, a party is entitled to immediate receipt of a photostatic copy or like reproduction of a statement concerning the action or its subject matter previously made by that party, any other party or a witness. Upon written request, a person not a party is entitled to immediate receipt of a photostatic copy or like reproduction of a statement concerning the action or its subject matter previously made by that person. If the statement is not so provided, the party or person may move for a court order. For purposes of this rule, a statement previously made is

(1) a written statement signed or otherwise adopted or approved by the person making it, or

(2) a stenographic, mechanical, electrical or other recording, or a transcription thereof, which is a substantially verbatim recital of an oral statement by the person making it and contemporaneously recorded.

231 Pa. Code r. 4003.4

The provisions of this Rule 4003.4 adopted November 20, 1978, effective 4/16/1979, 8 Pa.B. 3551, amended December 14, 1979, effective 1/5/1980, 10 Pa.B. 34; amended December 27, 1995, effective 1/1/1996, 26 Pa.B. 227.