Utah Court Rules – Published for Comment

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Month: August 2016

Posted: August 29, 2016

Rules of Civil Procedure – Comment Period Closed October 13, 2016

Rule 034 Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes. Amend. The 2016 amendments to Rule 34(b)(2) adopt 1) the specificity requirement in the 2015 amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(b)(2)(B), 2) a portion of Federal Rule 34(b)(2)(C) dealing with the basis for an objection to production, and 3) some clarifying language from the federal note.

Rule 035 Physical and mental examination of persons. Amend. The 2016 amendments to Rule 35 clarify when there is overlap between a Rule 26(a)(4) expert report and when there is not. It also provides a 28-day time frame in which the party requesting the Rule 35 examination must disclose the report to the person being examined.

Posted: August 19, 2016

Rules of Evidence – Comment Period Closed October 3, 2016

URE 0412 Amend. Changes the classification of records described in subparagraph (c)(3) from sealed to protected.

URE 0504 Amend. The definition of “Representative of the client” has been revised to be more grammatically correct, and to clarify the application of the term “specifically authorized” in subparagraph (a)(4).