Rule 16, the Litigator’s Forgotten Ally
August 1, 2008
American Bar Association
Types : Bylined Articles
What would you think if we told you that to get what you want from a federal court you need merely ask, so long as you ask in the right way? To give you what you need, courts require authority to act. For all pretrial matters, the broad authority to tame the tempest of litigation comes from Rule 16.