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12 St. Mary's L.J. 633 (1980-1981)
The Rules of Civil Procedure: 1981 Changes in Pre-Trial Discovery

handle is hein.journals/stmlj12 and id is 643 raw text is: THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE: 1981 CHANGES
IN PRE-TRIAL DISCOVERY
FRANKLIN SPEARS*
I. Scope of Article  .............................634
II. Changes in Pre-Trial Rules ..634
A. Miscellaneous RuleChanges Related to
Pre-Trial Procedures ........................  634
1.  Rule 12 - Attorney to Show Authority     634
2.  Rule 21 - Motions and Rule 21a Notice. 635
3.  Rule 57 - Signing of Pleadings........... 636
4.   Rule 70 - Pleading: Surprise: Cost ...... 636
5.  Rule 73 -    Failure to Furnish Copy of
Pleadings to Adverse Party ............... 637
6.  Rule 90 - Waiver of Defects in Pleading  638
7.  Rule 166-A - Summary Judgment ...... 639
B.  Pre-Trial Discovery  .........................  640
1.  G eneral  .................. ...............  640
2.  Rule 167 - Discovery and Production
of Documents and Things for Inspection,
Copying or Photographing .............. 640
a.  Procedure  .........................  640
b. Items Subject to Discovery .......... 642
c.  Non-Parties ..................... 645
d.  Expert Reports  ....................  645
e.  Constructive Possession ............. 646
3.  Rule 168 - Interrogatories to Parties .... 646
a.  Procedure  ......................646
b. Number of Interrogatories .......... 647
c.  Answers and Objections............. 649
d. Duty to, Supplement Answers ........ 649
e.  Sanctions ..........................  651
4.   Post-Judgment Bill of Discovery ......... 651
Justice, Texas Supreme Court; B.B.A., LL.B., The University of Texas at Austin.

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