Deck 13: Request for Admission

Question 1

A statement that has been admitted is called a judicial admission.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Lucky Computer Supply Co. may be required to answer a request for admission by Holloway.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

If Midwest Computer does not deny a request in writing or give a reason why it cannot admit or deny the request, the statement is deemed admitted.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Requests for admission may include a request to admit ________.

A) the truthfulness of facts and opinions
B) the genuineness of documents
C) the application of law to facts
D) All of these choices.

Question 5

There is no limit on the number of requests for admission that can be filed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Question 6

Unless a party delivers a written denial or a detailed reason why that party cannot admit or deny a statement, the statement is deemed admitted.

Question 7

The request for admission may be used to authenticate the genuineness of a document.

Question 8

The request for admission relates only to parties in the lawsuit.

Question 9

A request that asks a party to admit in a single statement the truthfulness of two or more facts is called a(n) ________ request.

A) inadmissible
B) compound
C) common interest
D) irrelevant

Question 10

Requests for admission cannot be served until the parties have conferred as mandated by Rule ________ of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

A) 12
B) 26
C) 36
D) None of these choices.

Question 11

The request for admission is limited to facts and opinions.

Question 12

A request for admission can be ignored or overlooked.

Question 13

A party can refuse to respond to a request for admission simply because the party lacks the information needed to make the response.

Question 14

Midwest Computer has only two choices in responding to a request for admission-admit or deny.

Question 15

The request for admission can be served with the summons and complaint.

Question 16

The main goal of the request for admission is to simplify a lawsuit by reducing the number and nature of the points in controversy.

Question 17

Midwest Computer may not refuse to answer Holloway's request for admission.

Question 18

Any statement that Midwest Computer admits is a judicial admission.

Question 19

The title of the request for admission should reflect ________.

A) the party making the request
B) the party receiving the request
C) the number of the request
D) All of these choices.

Question 20

An alternative response to a request for admission is a(n) ________.

A) admission or denial
B) refusal to either admit or deny
C) objection
D) All of these choices.

Question 21

A party cannot refuse to respond to a request for admission because ________

A) it lacks the information needed to make the response
B) the requesting party can obtain the information in another way
C) the request is made with the service of the summons and complaint
D) All of these choices.

Question 22

According to Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a request for admission may be served on a(n) ________.

Question 23

A request for admission that asks a party to admit to two or more facts in one statement is known as a(n) ________ request.

Question 24

A statement or other piece of evidence that has been admitted and can, therefore, be introduced during trial is a ________.

A) common interest statement
B) judicial admission
C) work product statement
D) compound admission

Question 25

An admission that is placed into evidence and that can be presented to the court at the time of trial is known as a(n) ________ admission.

Question 26

Once an admission is made, ________.

A) it is taken as proven
B) court permission is required in order for a party to withdraw the admission
C) it can be altered or denied when the party takes the witness stand
D) Either a or b.

Question 27

Some legal scholars would argue that a request for admission seeks information that has already been discovered and, thus, is not, strictly speaking, a(n) ________ tool.

Question 28

Any request for admission that is not denied is ________ admitted.

Question 29

The alternative responses to a request for admission include to admit, to deny, to refuse to either admit or deny, and to ________.

Question 30

After being presented with a request for admission, a party has ________ days to respond.

Question 31

All confidential communications between a medical practitioner and his or her patient are protected by ________.

Question 32

A request for admission can be made ________.

A) with the service of complaint and summons
B) toward the end of the discovery process
C) at any time
D) All of these choices.

Question 33

According to Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a request for admission may not be served on a(n) ________.

Question 34

One of the preliminary steps a paralegal should follow in the drafting of the request for admissions is ________.

A) discussing the matter with his or her attorney to understand the goals and objectives of the request
B) reviewing all previous pleadings and important documents to assemble the facts
C) looking over applicable federal or state and local court rules to accurately determine response deadlines and procedural details
D) All of these choices.

Question 35

The primary purpose of the request for admission is to ________ a lawsuit by reducing the number and nature of the points in controversy.