L.R. 59-1.3: Specification of Ground - Newly Discovered Evidence

L.R. 59-1.3 Specification of Ground - Newly Discovered Evidence. If the ground for the motion is newly discovered evidence, the motion shall be supported by a declaration by the party, or the agent of the party having personal knowledge of the facts, showing:

(a) When the evidence was first discovered;

(b) Why it could not with reasonable diligence have been produced at trial;

(c) What attempts were made to discover and present the evidence at trial;

(d) If the evidence is oral testimony, the nature of the testimony and the willingness of the witness to so testify; and

(e) If the evidence is documentary, the documents or duly authenticated copies thereof, or satisfactory evidence of their contents where the documents are not then available.