§ Rule 4003.4 Scope of Discovery Trial Preparation Material Statements

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Rule 4003.4. Scope of Discovery. Trial Preparation Material. Statements

    Upon written request, a party is entitled to immediate receipt of a photostatic copy or like reproduction of a statement concerning the action or its subject matter previously made by that party, any other party or a witness. Upon written request, a person not a party is entitled to immediate receipt of a photostatic copy or like reproduction of a statement concerning the action or its subject matter previously made by that person. If the statement is not so provided, the party or person may move for a court order. For purposes of this rule, a statement previously made is

    (1) a written statement signed or otherwise adopted or approved by the person making it, or

    (2) a stenographic, mechanical, electrical or other recording, or a transcription thereof, which is a substantially verbatim recital of an oral statement by the person making it and contemporaneously recorded.