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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Discovery’s Purpose and Discovery Control Plans and Limitations—Texas Rule 190
2-1 TEXT OF RULE 190
2-1:1 Rule 190 Discovery Limitations
2-1:1.1 190.1. Discovery Control Plan Required.
2-1:1.2 190.2. Discovery Control Plan—Expedited Actions and Divorces Involving $50,000 or Less (Level 1).
2-1:1.3 190.3. Discovery Control Plan—By Rule (Level 2).
2-1:1.4 190.4. Discovery Control Plan—By Order (Level 3).
2-1:1.5 190.5. Modification of Discovery Control Plan.
2-1:1.6 190.6. Certain Types of Discovery Excepted.
2-1:2 Notes and Comments
2-1:2.1 Exceptions & Applicability
2-1:2.2 Comment to 1999 change
2-2 DISCOVERY’S PURPOSE
2-3 DISCOVERY-CONTROL PLANS
2-3:1 Level 1 Discovery-Control Plans
2-3:2 Level 2 Discovery-Control Plans
2-3:3 Level 3 Discovery-Control Plans
2-3:4 Choosing and Moving the Discovery Level and Modifying the Discovery-Control Plan

Chapter 3: Modifying Discovery Procedures; Conference Requirements; Signing Written-Discovery Requests; Responses and Objections; and Filing Requirements—Texas Rule 191
3-1 TEXT OF RULE 191
    3-1:1   Rule 191. Modifying Discovery Procedures and Limitations; Conference Requirement; Signing Disclosures, Discovery Requests, Responses, and Objections; Filing Requirements

3-1:1.1 191.1. Modification of Procedures.
3-1:1.2 191.2. Conference
3-1:1.3 191.3. Signing of Disclosures, Discovery Requests, Notices, Responses, and Objections.
3-1:1.4 191.4. Filing of Discovery Materials.
3-1:1.5 191.5. Service of Discovery Materials.
3-1:2 Notes and Comments
3-1:2.1 Exceptions & Applicability
3-1:2.2 Comments to 1999 change
3-2 MODIFICATION: IN GENERAL
3-2:1 Modification by Parties
3-2:2 Modification by Court
3-3 CONFERENCE AND COOPERATION REQUIREMENTS
3-3:1 Consequences of Failing to Include Certificate of Conference
3-3:2 Assessing Effort to Resolve Discovery Disputes
3-3:3 Consequences of Failing to Make a Reasonable Effort to Resolve Discovery Disputes
3-4 SIGNING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
3-5 FILING DISCOVERY MATERIALS
3-6 SERVICE OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS

Chapter 4: Permissible Discovery; Forms, Sequence and Scope of Discovery; and Protective Orders—Texas Rule 1924-text of rule 192
4-1 TEXT OF RULE 192
4-1:1 Rule 192. Permissible Discovery: Forms and Scope; Work Product: Protective Orders; Definitions
4-1:1.1 192.1. Forms of Discovery.
4-1:1.2 192.2. Sequence of Discovery.
4-1:1.3 192.3. Scope of Discovery.
4-1:1.4 192.4. Limitations on Scope of Discovery.
4-1:1.5 192.5. Work Product.
4-1:1.6 192.6. Protective Orders.
4-1:1.7 192.7. Definitions.
4-1:2 Notes and Comments
4-1:2.1 Comments to 1999 change:
4-2 DISCOVERY TYPES AND SEQUENCE
4-3 DISCOVERY’S SCOPE
4-3:1    Introduction
4-3:2    Trial Witnesses
4-3:3    Income Tax Returns
4-3:4    Financial Information and Bank Records
4-3:5    Impeachment Information
4-3:6    Discoverable Information Need Not Be Admissible at Trial
4-4 WORK PRODUCT
4-4:1 History of Work-Product Doctrine
4-4:2 Definition and Protection of “Work Product” under Work-Product Privilege
4-4:2.1    Comparing Work-Product Privilege with Attorney-Client Privilege
4-4:2.2    Anticipation of Litigation Needed to Trigger Work-Product Privilege
4-4:2.3    Scope of Protection for “Core” and “Other” Work Product
4-4:3 Exceptions to Work-Product Privilege
4-5 PROTECTIVE ORDERS

Chapter 5: Written Discovery: Response, Objection, Privilege Assertion; Amending or Supplementing Responses; Failure to Timely Respond; Presumption of Authenticity—Texas Rule 193
5-1 TEXT OF RULE 193
5-1:1 Rule 193. Written Discovery: Response; Objection; Assertion of Privilege; Supplementation and Amendment; Failure to timely Respond; Presumption of Authenticity.
5-1:1.1 193.1. Responding to Written Discovery; Duty to Make Complete Response.
5-1:1.2 193.2. Objecting to Written Discovery.
5-1:1.3 193.3. Asserting a Privilege.
5-1:1.4 193.4. Hearing and Ruling on Objections and Assertions of Privilege.
5-1:1.5 193.5. Amending or Supplementing Responses to Written Discovery.
5-1:1.6 193.6. Failing to Timely Respond—Effect on Trial.
5-1:1.7 193.7. Production of Documents Self-Authenticating.
5-1:2 Exceptions & Applicability
5-1:2.1 Comment to 1999 change
5-2 RESPONSES TO WRITTEN-DISCOVERY ¬REQUESTS
5-2:1 Reasonable Inquiry with Respect to Disclosures, Interrogatories, and Requests for Admission
5-2:2 Reasonable Inquiry With Respect to Production Requests
5-3 OBJECTIONS TO WRITTEN-DISCOVERY REQUESTS IN GENERAL
5-3:1 Proper and Improper Objections to Written-Discovery Requests
5-3:2 “General” and “Subject-to” Objections are Improper
5-4 PRIVILEGE OBJECTIONS AND ASSERTIONS
5-4:1 Introduction
5-4:2 Exemption for Litigation Material
5-4:3 Inadvertent Production
5-5 HEARINGS AND RULINGS ON PRIVILEGE OBJECTIONS AND ASSERTIONS
5-6 AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION
5-7 CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING TO TIMELY ¬RESPOND, AMEND, OR SUPPLEMENT
5-8 PRESUMPTION OF AUTHENTICITY

Chapter 6: Requests for Disclosure–Texas Rule 194
6-1 TEXT OF RULE 194
6-1:1 Rule 194. Requests for Disclosure
6-1:1.1 194.1. Request
6-1:1.2 194.2. Content
6-1:1.3 194.3. Response
6-1:1.4 194.4. Production
6-1:1.5 194.5. No Objection or Assertion of Work Product
6-1:1.6 194.6. Certain Responses Not Admissible
6-1:2 Notes and Comments
6-1:2.1 Comments to 1999 change:
6-2 REQUESTS FOR DISCLOSURE IN GENERAL
6-3 PROCEDURE
6-3:1 Form of Disclosure Requests
6-3:2 Time for Serving Disclosure Requests
6-3:3 Contents of a Disclosure Request
6-3:3.1 The Parties’ Correct Names
6-3:3.2 Potential Parties
6-3:3.3    Legal Theories and Factual Bases for Claims and Defenses
6-3:3.4    Damages
6-3:3.5    Persons Having Knowledge of Relevant Facts
6-3:3.5a Identifying Persons Having Knowledge of Relevant Facts
6-3:3.5b The Person’s Connection to the Case
6-3:3.6     Testifying Experts
6-3:3.7     Insuring and Indemnity Agreements
6-3:3.8     Settlement Agreements
6-3:3.9    Witness Statements
6-3:3.10 Medical Records and Bills
6-3:3.11 Responsible Third Parties
6-3:3.12 Materials That May Be Used to Support the Disclosing Party’s Claims or Defenses in a Level 1 Action
6-3:4    Responding to Disclosure Requests
6-3:4.1 Privilege Objections and Assertions
6-3:4.2    Amending and Supplementing Disclosures
6-3:4.3    Failing to Respond, Partial Responses and Late Responses
6-3:4.4    Use of Disclosures


Chapter 7: Expert Discovery—Texas Rule 195
7-1 RULE 195. DISCOVERY REGARDING TESTIFYING EXPERT WITNESSES
7-1:1 Text of Texas Rule 195
7-1:1.1 195.1. Permissible Discovery Tools. 
7-1:1.2 195.2.  Schedule for Designating Experts.
7-1:1.3 195.3.  Scheduling Depositions.
7-1:1.4 195.4.  Oral Deposition. 
7-1:1.5 195.5.  Court-Ordered Reports. 
7-1:1.6 195.6.  Amendment and Supplementation. 
7-1:1.7 195.7.  Cost of Expert Witnesses. 
7-1:2  Notes and Comments
7-1:2.1 Comment to 1999 change:
7-2    EXPERT DISCOVERY IN GENERAL
7-3    TYPES OF EXPERTS
7-4    DISCOVERY CONCERNING TESTIFYING EXPERTS
7-4:1    Expert-Disclosure Requests and Designating Experts
7-4:2    Depositions of Testifying Experts
7-4:3    Expert Reports of Testifying Experts
7-4:4    Inadvertent Disclosure of Privilege Materials to Testifying Experts
7-4:5    Discovery of an Expert’s Bias
7-4:6    Amending and Supplementing Testifying Expert Discovery
7-5    DISCOVERY CONCERNING CONSULTING EXPERTS
     

Chapter 8: Production Requests–Texas Rule 196
8-1 TEXT OF RULE 196
8-1:1 Rule 196 Requests for Production and Inspection to Parties; Requests and Motions for Entry Upon Property
8-1:1.1 196.1 Request for Production and Inspection to Parties.
8-1:1.2 196.2 Response to Request for Production and Inspection.
8-1:1.3 196.3 Production.
8-1:1.4 196.4 Electronic or Magnetic Data.
8-1:1.5 196.5 Destruction or Alteration.
8-1:1.7 196.7 Request or Motion for Entry upon Property.
8-1:2 Notes and Comments
8-1:2.1 Comments to 1999 change:
8-2    PRODUCTION REQUESTS IN GENERAL
8-3    NUMBER OF PRODUCTION REQUESTS
8-4    RESPONDING TO PRODUCTION ¬REQUESTS
8-4:1    Introduction
8-4:2     Motion for Protective Order
8-4:3    Production or Inspection
8-4:3.1    Possession, Custody or Control
8-4:3.2    Usual Course of Business or Organized and Labeled to Correspond with the Categories in the Request
8-4:3.2a Documents are “Kept in the Usual Course of Business” When the Litigant Functions in the Manner of a Commercial Enterprise or they Result From “Regularly Conducted Activity”
8-4:3.2b The Responding Party Generally Decides the Manner of Production
8-5 OBJECTIONS
8-5:1 “General” and “Subject to” Objections
8-5:2 Privilege
8-5:3 Scope Objections: Relevance and not Reasonably Calculated to Lead to the Discovery of Admissible Evidence
8-5:4 Overbreadth
8-5:5 Undue Burden or Unnecessary Expense
8-5:6 Vagueness, Ambiguity or Lack of Specificity
8-5:7 Unreasonably Cumulative or Duplicative
8-5:8 Expert Opinion
8-5:9 Marshalling Evidence
8-5:10 Supernumerary Objections
8-5:11    The Requested Information or Material is in the Requesting Party’s or a Nonparty’s Possession
8-5:12    Fishing Expedition
8-5:13 The Responding Party’s Failure to Provide Discovery
8-5:14 Harassment
8-5:15 Invasion of Protected Rights
8-5:16 A Claim’s or Defense’s Invalidity
8-5:17 Confidentiality
8-6 ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY
8-6:1 Electronic Discovery Procedure
8-6:2 Parties’ Responsibility to Confer
8-6:3 Requests for Electronic Discovery
8-6:4 Reasonably Available in the Ordinary Course of Business
8-6:5 Objections and Hearing on Requests for Production of Electronic Information
8-6:6    Direct Access to Electronic-Storage Devices
8-6:7    Availability of Mandamus
8-7    REQUEST OR MOTION FOR ENTRY ON PROPERTY
8-7:1    The Request and Motion or Notice
8-7:2    The Scope of a Request for Entry on a Party’s Property
8-7:3    The Scope of an Order for Entry on a Nonparty’s Property
8-7:4    Response to a Request or Motion and Notice

Chapter 9: Interrogatories–Texas Rule 197
9-1 TEXT OF RULE 197
9-1:1 Rule 197. Interrogatories to Parties
9-1:1.1 197.1. Interrogatories.
9-1:1.2 197.2 Response to Interrogatories.
9-1:1.3 197.3 Use.
9-1:2 Notes and Comments
9-1:2.1 Comments to 1999 change:
9-2    INTERROGATORIES IN GENERAL
9-3    INTERROGATORY TYPES
9-4     NUMBER OF INTERROGATORIES
9-5    INTERROGATORY RESPONSES
9-5:1 Introduction
9-5:2 Option to Produce Business Records
9-5:3 Objections
9-5:3.1     “General” and “Subject-to” Objections
9-5:3.2     Privilege
9-5:3.3 Scope Objections: Relevance and Not Reasonably Calculated to Lead to the Discovery of Admissible Evidence
9-5:3.4     Overbreadth
9-5:3.5     Undue Burden or Unnecessary Expense
9-5:3.6     Vagueness, Ambiguity, or Lack of Specificity
9-5:3.7     Unreasonably Cumulative or Duplicative
9-5:3.8     Expert Opinion
9-5:3.9     Marshalling Evidence
9-5:3.10 Supernumerary Objections
9-5:3.11 The Requested Information or Material is in the Requesting Party’s or a  Nonparty’s Possession
9-5:3.12 Fishing Expedition
9-5:3.13 The Responding Party’s Failure to Provide Discovery
9-5:3.14 Harassment
9-5:3.15 Invasion of Protected Rights
9-5:3.16 A Claim’s or Defense’s Invalidity
9-5:3.17 Confidentiality
9-5:3.18 Compound or Calls for a Legal Conclusion
9-6     SIGNATURE AND VERIFICATION

Chapter 10: Requests for Admission–Texas Rule 198
10-1    TEXT OF RULE 198
10-1:1  Rule 198 Requests for Admissions
10-1:1.1  Requests for Admissions
10-1:1.2 198.2. Response to Requests for Admissions.
10-1:1.3 198.3. Effect of Admissions; Withdrawal or Amendment.
10-2    REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION IN GENERAL
10-2:1    Form of Requests for Admissions
10-2:2    Scope of Requests for Admission
10-2:2.1 Statements of Fact or Opinion or the Application of Law to Fact
10-2:2.2 Mirror-Image (or Converse) Requests for Admission
10-2:2.3 Genuineness of Documents
10-3    TYPES OF ADMISSIONS
10-4    NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION
10-5    RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR ¬ADMISSION
10-5:1    Admissions
10-5:2    Denials
10-5:3    Admitting or Denying in Part
10-5:4    Lack of Information
10-5:5    Motion for Protective Order   
10-5:6    Move for (or Request) an Extension of Time to Respond
10-5:7    Privilege Assertions and Objections
10-5:8    Objections
10-5:8.1“General” and “Subject-to” Objections
10-5:8.2 Scope Objections: Relevance and Not Reasonably Calculated to Lead to the Discovery of Admissible Evidence
10-5:8.3 Overbreadth
10-5:8.4 Undue Burden or Expense
10-5:8.5 Vagueness and Ambiguity
10-5:8.6 Unreasonably Cumulative or Duplicative
10-5:8.7 Expert Opinion
10-5:8.8 Mirror-image or Converse Requests
10-5:8.9 Compound
10-5:8.10 Genuine Issue for Trial or the Requesting Party has the Burden of Proof
10-5:8.11 The Matter is Within the Requesting Party’s Knowledge, is Equally Available to the Parties, or is Unknown to the Responding Party
10-5:8.12 Supernumerary Objections
10-5:8.13 The “Document Speaks for Itself”
10-5:8.14 The Responding Party’s Failure to Provide Discovery
10-5:8.15 Harassment
10-5:8.16 Invasion of Protected Rights
10-5:8.17 A Claim’s or Defense’s Invalidity
10-5:8.18 Confidentiality
10-5:8.19 Calls for a Legal Conclusion or the Application of Law to Fact
10-5:8.20 Hearsay
10-5:8.21 Improper Incorporation of, or Reference to, Documents
10-5:8.22 Do Nothing
10-6    USE AND EFFECT OF ADMISSIONS
10-6:1    Persons Bound by Admissions
10-6:2    Who Can Use Admissions
10-6:3    Limitations on Use of Requests for Admission Against the State of Texas
10-6:4    Effect of Admissions and Denials
10-6:5    Use of Admissions or Denials in Other Proceedings
10-7    WITHDRAWAL, SUPPLEMENTATION OR AMENDMENT OF RESPONSES  TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION
10-7:1    Good Cause
10-7:2    Undue Prejudice
10-7:3    Merits Would be “Subserved”
10-7:4    Withdrawal of Merits-Preclusive Deemed Admissions
10-7:5    Use of Withdrawn or Amended Admissions
10-8    TESTING THE SUFFICIENCY OF ANSWERS, OBJECTIONS, AND PRIVILEGE ASSERTIONS TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION
10-9    EXPENSES FOR FAILURE TO ADMIT: THE “ADMIT-OR-PAY” RULE

CHAPTER 11: DEPOSITIONS—TEXAS RULES 199-203

11-1 DEPOSITIONS IN GENERAL
11-1:1    Who Can Be Deposed
11-1:1.1 Introduction
11-1:1.2 Attorneys
11-1:1.3 Lack of Knowledge
11-1:1.4 Apex Depositions
11-1:1.5 Depositions of Organizations (i.e., Representative Depositions)
11-1:1.5a The Representative Deposition Notice
11-1:1.5b The Organization Is Not Required to Produce a Specific Individual as Its Representative or an Individual with the Most Knowledge About the Notice’s Subject Matters or Even One With Personal Knowledge about Them
11-1:1.5c Reasonable Particularity
11-1:1.5.1d The Noticing Party Generally Can Question an Organization’s Representative about Matters for Which the Representative was not Designated and about Matters Outside the Deposition Notice’s Scope
11-1:1.5e Objecting to a Representative Deposition Notice
11-1:1.6 The Organization’s Obligations
11-1:1.6a Because the Representative’s Testimony is not a Judicial Admission, It can be Corrected, Contradicted, Amended or Supplemented
11-1:1.6b Duplicative Depositions—Deposing an Organization’s Representative Individually after the Organization’s Deposition or Vice Versa and Taking More than One Representative Deposition
11-1:1.6c Remedies for an Organization’s Failure to Designate a Witness or to Properly Prepare its Representative
11-1:2    Depositions’ Scope
11-1:3    Expert Depositions
11-2 ORAL DEPOSITIONS—TEXAS RULE 199
11-2:1    Text of Rule 199
11-2:1.1  Rule 199 Depositions upon Oral Examination
11-2:1.2 199.1.  Oral Examination; Alternative Methods of Conducting or Recording.
11-2:1.3 199.2.  Procedure for Noticing Oral Deposition.
11-2:1.4 199.3.  Compelling Witness to Attend. 
11-2:1.5 199.4.  Objections to Time and Place of Oral Deposition.
11-2:1.6 199.5.  Examination, Objection, and Conduct During Oral Depositions.
11-2:1.7 199.6.  Hearing on objections. 
11-2:2 Notes and Comments
11-2:2.1 Comment to 1999 change
11-2:3    Oral Depositions in General
11-2:4    The Deposition Notice
11-2:4.1 Time for Serving the Deposition Notice
11-2:4.2 The Notice’s Content
11-2:4.2a The Deposition’s Time and Place
11-2:4.2b Alternative Methods of Conducting or Recording the Deposition
11-2:4.2c Additional Attendees
11-2:4.2d Document Requests
11-2:5 Compelling Attendance at the Deposition
11-2:6 Taking, Attending, and Participating in Oral Depositions
11-2:6.1 In Person
11-2:6.2 By Telephone or Other Remote Electronic Means
11-2:6.3 By Written Questions
11-2:7    Recording the Deposition
11-2:8    Objections to the Time, Place, or Other Arrangements for a Deposition
11-2:9    The Deposition’s Conduct
11-2:9.1 Time Limitations
11-2:9.2 Attorneys’ and Witnesses’ Conduct
11-2:9.3 Objections
11-2:9.4 Instructing a Witness Not to Answer and Suspending a Deposition
11-2:9.5 Motions to Compel Answers to Deposition Questions
11-2:10    Supplementing Oral Deposition Testimony
11-2:11    Second Depotions of a Witness already Deposed.
11-3    DEPOSITIONS ON WRITTEN QUESTIONS—TEXAS RULE 200
11-3:1    Text of Rule 200
11-3:1.1 200.1. Procedure for Noticing Deposition upon Written Questions.
11-3:1.2 200.2. Compelling Witness to Attend.
11-3:1.3 200.3. Questions and Objections.
11-3:1.4 200.4. Conducting the Deposition upon Written Questions. 
11-3:2 Notes and Comments
11-3:2.1 Comment to 1999 change
11-3:3 In General
11-3:4 Notice of a Deposition on Written Questions
11-3:5 Compelling the Witness’s Attendance
11-3:6 Questions and Objections
11-3:7    Supplementing Deposition Testimony Upon Written Questions
11-4    DEPOSITIONS IN FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS FOR USE IN TEXAS PROCEEDINGS AND DEPOSITIONS IN TEXAS FOR USE IN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS—TEXAS RULE 201.
11-4:1    Text of Rule 201
11-4:1.1 Rule 201 Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions for Use in Texas Proceedings; Depositions in Texas for Use in Foreign Proceedings.
11-4:1.2 201.1.  Depositions in Foreign Jurisdictions for Use in Texas Proceedings.
11-4:1.3 201.2.  Depositions in Texas for Use in Proceedings in Foreign Jurisdictions. 
11-4:2 Notes and Comments
11-4:2.1 Comment to 1999 Change
1-4:3 In General.
11-4:4    Depositions in Another State or Foreign Country for Use in a Texas Court Proceeding.
11-4:4.1 Notice.
11-4:4.2 Letter Rogatory.
11-4:4.3 Letter of Request or Other Such Device.
11-4:4.4 Objections to the Form of the Letter Rogatory, the Letter of Request, or Other Such Device.
11-4:4.5 The Deposition Officer.
11-4:4.6 Method of Taking the Deposition.
11-4:4.7 The Testimony’s Admissibility.
11-4:5    Depositions in Texas for Use in Foreign Proceedings.
11-5    DEPOSITIONS BEFORE SUIT OR TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS.
11-5:1    Text of Rule 202.
11-5:1.1 202.1.  Generally. 
11-5:1.2 202.2.  Petition. 
11-5:1.3 202.3.  Notice and Service.
11-5:1.4 202.4.  Order.
11-5:1.5 202.5.  Manner of Taking and Use. 
11-5:2 Notes and Comments
11-5:2.1 Exceptions & Applicability:
11-5:2.2 Comment to 1999 change:
11-5:2 In General
11-5:3 The Petition
11-5:3.1 The Petition’s Contents
11-5:3.2 Where the Petition Must be Filed
11-5:3.3 The Petition’s Notice and Service
11-5:4 Hearing and Standards for the Order
11-5:5 The Deposition’s Taking and Use
11-5:6 Appellate Review
11-6    SIGNING, CERTIFICATION AND USE OF ORAL DEPOSITIONS—TEXAS RULE 203.
11-6:1    Text of Rule 203
Rule 203 Signing, Certification and Use of Oral and Written Depositions
11-6:1.2 203.1. Signature and Changes.
11-6:1.3 203.2. Certification. 
11-6:1.4 203.3. Delivery.
11-6:1.5 203.4. Exhibits. .
11-6:1.6 203.5. Motion to Suppress. 
11-6:1.7 203.6. Use.
11-6:2    Presentment, Signature, and Changes
11-6:3    Certification
11-6:4    Delivery
11-6:5     Exhibits
11-6:6  Motions to Suppress
11-6:7 Using Depositions
11-6.7.1 Depositions taken in the same proceeding
11-6:7.2 Depositions Taken in Another Proceeding
11-6:7.3 Procedure for Using Deposition Testimony
11-6:7.4 Use of Nonstenographic Recordings

CHAPTER 12: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS—TEXAS RULE 204

12-1    Text of Rule 204
12-1:1 Rule 204. Physical and Mental Examination
12-1:1.1 204.1 Motion and Order Required.
12-1:1.2 204.2 Report of Examining Physician or Psychologist.
12-1:1.3 204.3 Effect of No Examination.
12-1:1.4 204.4 Cases Arising Under Titles II or V, Family Code.
12-1:1.5 204.5 Definitions.

12-2    MOTION AND ORDER REQUIRED
12-2:1    Motion to Compel Physical or Mental Examination
12-2:1.1 In General
12-2:1.2 Timing and Service of Motion
12-2:1.3 The Motion’s Grounds
12-2:1.3a Good Cause
12-2:1.3b Mental or Physical Condition in Controversy
12-2-:1.3c Respondent’s Use of Psychologist
12-2:2    Order
12-3    REPORT OF EXAMINING PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHOLOGIST
12-3:1    Examined Person’s Right to Report   
12-3:2    Examining Party’s Right to Report
12-3:3    Trial Court’s Discretion to Limit Delivery of Reports
12-3:4    Consequences of Failing or Refusing to Make Reports
12-4    EXAMINATION BY AGREEMENT
12-5    EFFECT OF NO EXAMINATION.
12-6    ACTIONS ARISING UNDER TITLES II OR V, FAMILY CODE (NO MOTION REQUIRED)
12-7    ELIGIBLE EXAMINERS
12-8    EXAMINERS’ DERIVED JUDICIAL IMMUNITY
12-9    CHALLENGING ORDERS UNDER TEXAS RULE 204

Chapter 13 Discovery from Nonparties—Texas Rule 205
13-1 TEXT OF RULE 205
13-1:1 Rule 205. Discovery from Nonparties.
13-1:1.1 205.1. Forms of Discovery; Subpoena Requirement.
13-1:1.2 205.2. Notice.
13-1:1.3 205.3. Production of Documents and Tangible Things Without Deposition.
13-1:2 Notes and Comments
13-1:2.1 Comment to 1999 change
13-2 DISCOVERY FROM NONPARTIES IN GENERAL
13-3 WHO IS A NONPARTY?
13-4 NONPARTY PRODUCTION REQUESTS WITHOUT A DEPOSITION
13-4:1    Service of the Notice and Subpoen
13-4:2 The Notice’s Contents
13-4:3 The Subpoena
13-4:3.1 The Subpoena’s Form
13-4:3.2 Persons Who Can Issue the Subpoena
13-4:3.3 Service of the Subpoena
13-4:4    Response to the Notice and Subpoena
13-4:5    The Subpoena’s Enforcement
13-5    NONPARTY PRODUCTION REQUESTS WITH A DEPOSITION
13-5:1    Service of the Notice and Subpoena
13-5:2    The Notice’s and Subpoena’s Contents
13-5:3    The Subpoena
13-6    REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL OR MENTAL-HEALTH RECORDS REGARDING NONPARTIES
13-7    PROVIDING COPIES TO OTHER PARTIES
13-8    THE NONPARTY’S DOCUMENT ¬PRODUCTION’S COSTS
13-9    NONPARTY DEPOSITIONS

Chapter 14.     Sanctioning Discovery Abuse and Compelling Discovery – Texas Rule 215   
14-1 TEXT OF RULE 215
14-1:1  Rule 215 Abuse of Discovery; Sanctions
14:1.1 215.1. Motion for Sanctions or Order Compelling Discovery.
14:1.2 215.2. Failure to Comply with Order or with Discovery Request.
14:1.3 215.3. Abuse of Discovery Process in Seeking, Making, or Resisting Discovery.
14:1.4 215.4. Failure to Comply with Rule 198.
14:1.5 215.5. Failure of Party or Witness to Attend or to Serve Subpoena; Expenses.
14:1.6 215.6. Exhibits to Motions and Responses.
14:1.2 Notes and Comments
14:1.2.1 Comment to 1999 change
14-2 MOTIONS FOR SANCTIONS OR ORDER COMPELLING DISCOVERY
14-2:1    Notice and Hearing Requirements
14-2:2    Where and What to File
14-2:3  Timeliness of Motions
14-2:4  Motion’s Grounds
14-2:5  Conference and Cooperation Requirements for Motions
14-2:6.  Award of Reasonable Expenses, Including Attorney’s Fees
14-3 DISCOVERY SANCTIONS
14–3:1    General Objectives of and Limits on Discovery Sanctions
14–3:2    Heightened Standards Applicable to Death-Penalty Sanctions
14-3:3  Persons Who May Be Sanctioned—Parties, Attorneys, and Nonparties
14-3:4    Sanctionable Discovery Conduct
14-3:4.1 Conduct that Warrants Motion for Sanctions by Discovering Party
14-3:4.2 Failure to Comply with an Order or with a Discovery Request
14-3:4.3 Abuse of the Discovery Process in Seeking, Making, or Resisting Discovery
14-3:4.4 Failure of a Party or Witness to Attend a Deposition or to Serve a Subpoena on the Witness
14-3:4.5 Spoliation of Evidence
14-3:4.6 Pattern of Discovery Abuse
14-4    PERMISSIBLE DISCOVERY SANCTIONS
14-4:1    Sanctions Orders Specified in Texas Rule 215
14-4:2    A Trial Court’s Inherent Power to Impose Sanctions
14-4:3    Spoliation