Judges decide whether discovery requests are legitimate when a party objects.

Evidence

In addition, the plaintiff in a personal injury case may be required to undergo a physical examination by a physician chosen by the defendant or by the court to substantiate an injury claim. Should a party object to questions or to other requests for information or materials, a judge determines whether the requests are legitimate. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2229

Categorization

• XREF: Illustrates the course’s theme that judges police the litigation process and are not merely neutral umpires. — connects to: Judges rule on evidentiary objections and their rulings are appealable by either party. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 852; Judges’ need for peer approval shapes how they decide cases. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2645; Judges make hidden factual assumptions that parties cannot challenge — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 397 (+15 more)

Broader Connections

• Judges make hidden factual assumptions that parties cannot challenge #complicates (0.95) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 397
• Judges’ need for peer approval shapes how they decide cases. #complicates (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2645
• Judges’ approval-seeking by peers can be charged against rulings from either side. #expands (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2645
• Discovery rules exist to prevent surprise tactics and evidence hiding. #expands (0.90)
• Judges’ personal attitudes systematically shape their case votes. #complicates (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2579
• Legal discovery rules exist to prevent trials from being contests of concealment #responds-to (0.85) — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2903
• Judges create law when forced to choose among competing interpretations. #qualifies (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 196
• Judicial role orientations define which factors judges may legitimately weigh in deciding cases #complicates (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2597
• Active trial judging extends into negotiating pleas and settlements between parties #complicates (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 568
• Judges test statutory reach by asking how the lawmaker would answer if consulted #complicates (0.85) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 1902
• Judges’ personal attributes and even trivial bodily states can shape decisions #complicates (0.85)
• Party influence on judges works through shared values, not direct commands #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 605
• Precedent obliges judges to follow cases they believe were wrongly decided. #complicates (0.80) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 69
• Party affiliation reliably predicts how state court judges decide cases #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 432
• Interpreting officials must decide like cases alike and respect legislative position. #complicates (0.75) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 2734