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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4872

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

The plaintiff may require the defendant to admit or deny the genuineness of any document which is produced, independently or in connection with the testimony of any witness, or which is listed by a party not a defendant in pursuance of La. Rev. Stat. 13:4869, or which a sworn copy of which is produced by a party not a defendant in compliance with a subpoena duces tecum.  The genuineness of any document so admitted by a defendant, or any document listed by a defendant in pursuance of La. Rev. Stat. 13:4869 or produced by a defendant in compliance with a subpoena duces tecum, may not be questioned by any defendant in the action in any other action between the plaintiff and him.