La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1461
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1461, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Production of documents and things; entry upon land; scope
Official statutory text
Any party may serve on any other party a request (1) to produce and permit the party making the request, or someone acting on his behalf, to inspect, copy, test, and sample any designated documents or electronically stored information, including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phono-records, sound recordings, images, and other data or data compilations in any medium from which information can be obtained, translated, if necessary, by the respondent through detection and other devices into reasonably usable form, or except as provided in Article 1462(E), to inspect and copy, test, or sample any tangible things which constitute or contain matters within the scope of Articles 1422 through 1425 and which are in the possession, custody, or control of the party upon whom the request is served; or (2) except as provided in Article 1462(E), to permit entry upon designated land or other property in the possession or control of the party upon whom the request is served for the purpose of inspection and measuring, surveying, photographing, testing, or sampling the property or any designated object or operation thereon, within the scope of Articles 1422 through 1425.
Acts 1976, No. 574, §1; Acts 2007, No. 140, §1.
Acts 1976, No. 574, §1; Acts 2007, No. 140, §1.
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