{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "3122", "citation": "CPLR § 3122", "heading": "Objection to disclosure, inspection or examination; compliance", "text": ["Rule 3122. Objection to disclosure, inspection or examination; compliance. (a) 1. Within twenty days of service of a notice or subpoena duces tecum under rule 3120 or section 3121, the party or person to whom the notice or subpoena duces tecum is directed, if that party or person objects to the disclosure, inspection or examination, shall serve a response which shall state with reasonable particularity the reasons for each objection. If objection is made to part of an item or category, the part shall be specified. The party seeking disclosure under rule 3120 or section 3121 may move for an order under rule 3124 or section 2308 with respect to any objection to, or other failure to respond to or permit inspection as requested by, the notice or subpoena duces tecum, respectively, or any part thereof.", "2. A medical provider served with a subpoena duces tecum, other than a trial subpoena issued by a court, requesting the production of a patient's medical records pursuant to this rule need not respond or object to the subpoena if the subpoena is not accompanied by a written authorization by the patient. Any subpoena served upon a medical provider requesting the medical records of a patient shall state in conspicuous bold-faced type that the records shall not be provided unless the subpoena is accompanied by a written authorization by the patient, or the court has issued the subpoena or otherwise directed the production of the documents.", "(b) Whenever a person is required pursuant to such a notice, subpoena duces tecum or order to produce documents for inspection, and where such person withholds one or more documents that appear to be within the category of the documents required by the notice, subpoena duces tecum or order to be produced, such person shall give notice to the party seeking the production and inspection of the documents that one or more such documents are being withheld. This notice shall indicate the legal ground for withholding each such document, and shall provide the following information as to each such document, unless the party withholding the document states that divulgence of such information would cause disclosure of the allegedly privileged information: (1) the type of document; (2) the general subject matter of the document; (3) the date of the document; and (4) such other information as is sufficient to identify the document for a subpoena duces tecum.", "(c) Whenever a person is required pursuant to such notice or order to produce documents for inspection, that person shall produce them as they are kept in the regular course of business or shall organize and label them to correspond to the categories in the request.", "(d) Unless the subpoena duces tecum directs the production of original documents for inspection and copying at the place where such items are usually maintained, it shall be sufficient for the custodian or other qualified person to deliver complete and accurate copies of the items to be produced. The reasonable production expenses of a non-party witness shall be defrayed by the party seeking discovery."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3122", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person served with a disclosure demand must object specifically and on time, identify withheld documents, and produce the rest in usable form.\n- **(a)(1)** A party or person objecting to a **Rule 3120 or § 3121** notice or subpoena duces tecum must **serve a response within 20 days of service** stating each objection's reasons with **reasonable particularity**, and specifying any objected-to part of an item or category. ★ The party seeking disclosure may **move under Rule 3124 or § 2308** on any objection or failure to respond or permit inspection.\n- **(a)(2)** A **medical provider** served with a subpoena duces tecum for a patient's records — **other than a trial subpoena issued by a court** — **need not respond or object** unless it is accompanied by the **patient's written authorization**. Every such subpoena must state in **conspicuous bold-faced type** that records will not be provided without the patient's written authorization, unless the court issued the subpoena or otherwise directed production. ★\n- **(b)** A person **withholding** responsive documents must **notify the requesting party**, state the **legal ground** for each, and give each document's **type, general subject matter, date** and other identifying information, unless doing so would disclose the allegedly privileged information.\n- **(c)** Documents must be produced **as kept in the regular course of business** or **organized and labeled** to match the request's categories.\n- **(d)** Unless originals are demanded for inspection where usually kept, the **custodian or other qualified person may deliver complete and accurate copies**. The **party seeking discovery pays a non-party witness's reasonable production expenses**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/3122", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}