231 Pa. Code § 4003.4

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 14, April 6, 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 § 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.