The following resources include sample forms for select discovery procedures in Federal court. Forms may also be included in the other resources listed on this page.
The chapters/sections listed below are included as a starting place for that resource. Additional chapters/sections may apply. Consult the index or conduct a search in the resource to find additional material.
Bender's Federal Practice Forms M.Bender
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
For civil matters, see Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 - 37.
For criminal matters, see Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 16 and 16.1.
Federal Procedural Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 23: Discovery and Depositions.
Moore's Manual: Federal Practice Forms LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 15: Discovery: General Provisions and Chapter 15F: Discovery Sanctions.
Nichols Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.
For civil matters, see Part I, Subpart E: Depositions and Discovery.
For criminal matters, see Chapter 133: Discovery and Inspection.
West's Federal Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 21: Disclosure; Scope of Discovery; Protective Orders; Sequence and Timing; Supplementation of Responses; Discovery Meeting and Chapter 25: Discovery by Production of Documents and Things.
The following member database includes information regarding discovery in Federal court. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.
The chapters/sections listed below are included as a starting place for that resource. Additional chapters/sections may apply. Consult the index or conduct a search in the resource to find additional material.
Bender's Federal Practice Forms
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
For civil matters, see Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 - 37.
For criminal matters, see Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 16 and 16.1.
Federal Criminal Trials
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
See Chapter 7: Pretrial Discovery and Disclosure and Chapter 8: Trial Discovery of Prior Statements.
Moore's Manual: Federal Practice Forms
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
See Chapter 15: Discovery: General Provisions (vol. 4) and Chapter 15F: Discovery Sanctions (vol. 5).
The following print and electronic resources include information regarding discovery in Federal court. Some resources published by LexisNexis and West/Thomson Reuters may be available on the library's Lexis and Westlaw computers. See below for more information.
The chapters/sections listed below are included as a starting place for that resource. Additional chapters/sections may apply. Consult the index or conduct a search in the resource to find additional material.
Bender's Federal Practice Forms M.Bender
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
For civil matters, see Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 - 37.
For criminal matters, see Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 16 and 16.1.
Discovery Proceedings in Federal Court West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
Federal Criminal Discovery ABA
Library has previous edition: see all.
Federal Criminal Trials LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 7: Pretrial Discovery and Disclosure and Chapter 8: Trial Discovery of Prior Statements.
Library also has previous editions: see all.
Federal Practice and Procedure West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
For civil matters, see Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Chapter 6. Depositions And Discovery.
For criminal matters, see Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 5, Rule 16: Discovery and Inspection and Rules 16.1: Pretrial Discovery Conference; Request for Court Action.
Also referred to as Wright and Miller. Library also has previous editions: see all.
Federal Procedural Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 23: Discovery and Depositions.
Federal Procedure, Lawyer's Edition West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 26: Discovery and Depositions.
Handbook of Federal Civil Discovery and Disclosure West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
Library also has previous editions: see all.
Handling Federal Discovery James Publishing
Also available on the library's Bloomberg Law computers.
Moore's Federal Practice LexisNexis
Also available on the library's Lexis computers.
For civil matters, see Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 - 37.
For criminal matters, see Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 616: Discovery and Inspection and Chapter 616.1: Pretrial Discovery Conference; Request for Court Action.
Moore's Manual: Federal Practice Forms LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 15: Discovery: General Provisions and Chapter 15F: Discovery Sanctions.
Nichols Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.
For civil matters, see Part I, Subpart E: Depositions and Discovery.
For criminal matters, see Chapter 133: Discovery and Inspection.
Sinclair on Federal Civil Practice Practicing Law Institute
See Part 2: Discovery.
Library also has previous editions: see all.
West's Federal Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 21: Disclosure; Scope of Discovery; Protective Orders; Sequence and Timing; Supplementation of Responses; Discovery Meeting and Chapter 25: Discovery by Production of Documents and Things.
Court rules often outline the procedures surrounding trials. Federal Court Rules are available for free online from the United States Courts website. The following rules focus on discovery in federal civil and criminal procedure. Please note that additional rules may also apply.
Civil Rules:
Fed.R.Civ.P. Title V: Disclosures and Discovery
Criminal Rules:
Fed.R.Crim.P. Rule 16: Discovery and Inspection
Fed.R.Crim.P. Rule 16.1: Pretrial Discovery Conference; Request for Court Action
Federal Court Rules are available for free online from the United States Courts website. For additional places to find Federal Court Rules, including in print and on the library's Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law computers, see the Federal Court Rules guide.