Rule 11-1006 Summaries to prove content.

If a case involves a huge pile of documents, recordings, or photos that would be too hard to look at one by one in court, the person presenting the evidence can use a summary, chart, or calculation instead. This lets them show the important information without forcing everyone to sit through hours of reading or reviewing raw material.

Before using a summary this way, the person must let the other side see the original documents or copies of them. They need to make these available at a reasonable time and place so the other side has a fair chance to check that the summary is accurate. This gives everyone the opportunity to review the source material and challenge the summary if something looks wrong.

The judge also has the power to order the original documents brought into court, even if a summary is being used. This gives the court a way to double check the evidence if needed. The rule exists so that big amounts of information can be presented clearly, while still protecting the other side's right to verify what the summary shows.