Objections: Interrogatories, Depositions, and Trial

CHAPTER 6: TRIAL OR HEARING

6.1 ANTICIPATING OBJECTIONS
    6.101 Strategic Planning
    6.102 Controversial Issues

6.2 RULE ON WITNESSES

6.3 OBJECTIONS TO CONTENT
    6.301 Competence of Witness
    6.302 Cumulative Testimony
    6.303 Failure to Comply with Court Order or Discovery Requests
    6.304 Hearsay Generally
    6.305 Hearsay Exceptions Applicable Regardless of Availability of Declarant (See Rule 2:803)
    6.306 Other Considerations
    6.307 Hearsay Exceptions When the Declarant Is Unavailable (See Rule 2:804)
    6.308 Double Hearsay
    6.309 Immaterial
    6.310 Irrelevant
    6.311 Nonresponsive
    6.312 Prejudice, Confusion, Misleading the Jury
    6.313 Character Evidence
    6.314 Violates Parol Evidence Rule
    6.315 Privileged Communication
    6.316 Company Rules
    6.317 Work Product
    6.318 Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
    6.319 Procedural Issues
    6.320 Admission of Affidavits
    6.321 Objections to Jurisdictional Elements
    6.322 Lay Opinions
    6.323 Prior Litigation

6.4 OBJECTIONS TO FORM
    6.401 In General
    6.402 Argumentative
    6.403 Asked and Answered
    6.404 Assumes Facts Not in Evidence
    6.405 Beyond the Scope of the Direct Testimony
    6.406 Badgering or Bullying Witness
    6.407 Compound Questions
    6.408 Improper Hypotheticals
    6.409 Impeaching Own Witness
    6.410 Improper Attempt to Impeach
    6.411 Phrased to Incorrect Standard for Expert
    6.412 Contains Inaccurate Summary or Erroneous Quote of Testimony
    6.413 Lack of Foundation
    6.414 Not the Best Evidence
    6.415 Leading
    6.416 Calls for a Narrative
    6.417 Question Is Overly Broad
    6.418 Item Is Being Used to Do More Than Refresh Recollection
    6.419 Calls for Speculation or Conclusion
    6.420 Unintelligible or Ambiguous
    6.421 Commenting on Other Testimony
    6.422 Addressing Juror by Name
    6.423 Counsel Is Testifying
    6.424 Improper Judicial Questioning
    6.425 Habit

6.5 EXHIBITS
    6.501 In General
    6.502 Objections Specific to Exhibits
    6.503 Countering Objections to Exhibits

6.6 REQUESTS FOR BENCH CONFERENCES

6.7 OBJECTIONS BY CO-LITIGANTS

6.8 REBUTTAL

6.9 WITHDRAWN PLEAS, OFFERS TO PLEAD, AND RELATED STATEMENTS

6.10 ADMISSIBILITY OF COMPLAINING WITNESS’ PRIOR SEXUAL CONDUCT; CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES; RELEVANCE OF PAST BEHAVIOR

6.11 JURY INSTRUCTIONS

6.12 MOTION TO REINSTATE A CASE