request-for-admissions

name	request-for-admissions
title	Request for Admissions
description	Drafts Requests for Admissions under FRCP 36 or state equivalents for personal injury litigation. Extracts facts from case documents to produce numbered admission requests covering factual matters, document authentication, and law-to-fact application. Use when drafting RFAs, narrowing trial issues, authenticating exhibits, or preparing discovery requests.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/request-for-admissions
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	litigation
language	en

Request for Admissions

Drafts FRCP 36 / state-equivalent Requests for Admissions that narrow trial issues, establish uncontroverted facts, and authenticate documents.

Prerequisites

Collect before drafting:

• Pleadings — complaint, answer, party names as captioned, docket number, court, judge
• Case documents — contracts, correspondence, medical records, invoices, photos for authentication
• Prior discovery — initial disclosures, interrogatory responses, document productions
• Jurisdiction — federal (FRCP 36) or state rule (e.g., CA CCP §2033.010, TX TRCP 198)
• Local rules — formatting, page limits, RFA number caps (many jurisdictions cap at 25–35)

Quick Start

1. Extract key facts from uploaded documents (names, dates, amounts, exhibits)
2. Draft numbered requests in logical order: foundational facts → event facts → communications → damages → document authentication
3. Include response instructions with deemed-admitted warning
4. Add caption, signature block, and certificate of service

Document Extraction

Before drafting, extract from uploaded documents:

Extract	Examples
Party names & roles	Full legal names as captioned
Key dates & timeline	Incident, notice, treatment dates
Monetary amounts	Medical bills, lost wages, demands
Documents to authenticate	Contracts, letters, emails, records
Admitted allegations	Facts already admitted in answer
Communications	Emails, texts, letters with dates and participants

Output Structure

Caption & Header

[COURT NAME]
[CASE TITLE — all parties as captioned]
Case No. [DOCKET NUMBER]
[Judge / Track designation if required]

[REQUESTING PARTY]'S REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS TO [RESPONDING PARTY]
Set No. [X]

Introduction

• Identify parties by full legal name
• Cite governing rule (FRCP 36 or state equivalent with section number)
• State purpose: narrow issues, establish facts, authenticate documents

Definitions

Include only when specialized terms appear repeatedly. Skip for straightforward cases.

Numbered Requests