Which discovery device is used to obtain admissions?

• A. Interrogatories
• B. Request for admissions
• C. Deposition
• D. Request for production

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is that discovery tools are specialized for different ends, and one tool is specifically designed to secure admitted facts or the genuineness of documents. A request for admissions asks the other party to admit or deny statements of fact or the authenticity of documents. When a party admits, those statements become proven for purposes of the case, which can simplify trial and even support summary judgment if the admitted facts resolve the dispute.

Interrogatories are written questions that require the other side to provide factual or legal information in writing, not to confess or deny specific propositions. A deposition is an in-person questioning under oath, used to develop testimony and credibility, though it can surface admissions, its primary function is not to obtain formal admissions in the way that a request for admissions does. A request for production seeks documents or tangible items for review, not admissions about facts or document authenticity.

So the device used to obtain admissions is the request for admissions.