Court Opinion

ID: 9658128
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 20:47:43.020675+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:09:37.659475
License: Public Domain

Fitzgerald, J.
(concurring). I write separately to address a problem that is occurring in this age of "ultimate discovery” that could be alleviated by communication between counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants. Today, attorneys are often faced with multitudinous interrogatories, requests for admissions, depositions, and the like that often render it difficult to meet the deadlines imposed by the court rules. I acknowledge that the court rule involved herein is necessary to control the progression of a case and that the trial court ruled properly. However, I believe that even a minimum of communication, such as a mere telephone call inquiring into the status of the answers, or a request for an extension of time, between attorneys, although adversaries, could alleviate incidents like the one that occurred here.