TY - BOOK AU - Dessem,R.Lawrence TI - Pretrial litigation in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314273963 AV - KF 8900 .D49 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - West KW - Pre - trial procedure KW - United States KW - Local KW - Motions Law KW - Pleading N1 - Includes index; Client interviewing and the establishment of the attorney-client relationship -- Pretrial planning and investigation -- The complaint -- Responses to the complaint -- Disclosure and the scope of civil discovery -- Interrogatories -- Depositions -- Requests for production, examinations, and admissions -- Judicial intervention into the discovery and disclosure process -- Pretrial motion practice -- Summary judgment -- Pretrial conferences and pretrial orders -- Negotiation and settlement ER -