Chapter 4000: Depositions and Discovery
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026
Rule 4001
Scope. Definitions
Rule 4002
Agreement Regarding Discovery or Deposition Procedure
Rule 4002.1
Filing Discovery Material
Rule 4003
Right to Take Depositions. Notice
Rule 4003.1
Scope of Discovery Generally. Opinions and Contentions
Rule 4003.2
Scope of Discovery. Insurance
Rule 4003.3
Scope of Discovery. Trial Preparation Material Generally
Rule 4003.4
Scope of Discovery. Trial Preparation Material. Statements
Rule 4003.5
Discovery of Expert Testimony. Trial Preparation Material
Rule 4003.6
Discovery of Treating Physician
Rule 4003.7
Punitive damages
Rule 4003.8.
Pre-Complaint Discovery
Rule 4004
Procedure on Depositions by Written Interrogatories
Rule 4005
Written Interrogatories to a Party
Rule 4006
Answers to Written Interrogatories by a Party
Rule 4007
Discovery. Depositions. Scope of Examination. Notice
Rule 4007.1
Procedure in Deposition by Oral Examination
Rule 4007.2
When Leave of Court Required
Rule 4007.3
Sequence and Timing of Discovery
Rule 4007.4
Supplementing Responses
Rule 4008
Oral Examination. Limitation
Rule 4009
Production of Documents and Things and Entry for Inspection and Other Purposes. [Rescinded]
Rule 4009.1
Production of Documents and Things. General Provisions
Rule 4009.11
Request Upon a Party for Production of Documents and Things
Rule 4009.12
Answer to Request Upon a Party for Production of Documents and Things
Rule 4009.21
Subpoena Upon a Person Not a Party for Production of Documents and Things. Prior Notice. Objections
Rule 4009.22
Service of Subpoena
Rule 4009.23
Certificate of Compliance by a Person Not a Party. Notice of Documents or Things Received
Rule 4009.24
Notice of Intent to Serve Subpoena. Objection to Subpoena. Forms
Rule 4009.25
Certificate Prerequisite to Service of Subpoena. Form
Rule 4009.27
Certificate of Compliance. Form
Rule 4009.31
Entry Upon Property for Inspection and Other Activities. General Provisions
Rule 4009.32
Request for Entry upon Property of a Party
Rule 4009.33
Motion for Entry Upon Property of a Person Not a Party
Rule 4010
Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
Rule 4010.1
Evaluation of Earning Capacity
Rule 4011
Limitation of Scope of Discovery
Rule 4012
Protective Orders
Rule 4013
Stay of Proceedings
Rule 4014
Request for Admission
Rule 4015
Persons Before Whom Depositions May be Taken
Rule 4016
Taking of Depositions. Objections
Rule 4017
Transcript of Testimony. Objections
Rule 4017.1
Video Depositions
Rule 4018
[Rescinded]
Rule 4019
Sanctions
Rule 4020
Use of Depositions at Trial
Rule 4023
Acts of Assembly Not Suspended
Rule 4024
Effective Date. Pending Actions
Rule 4025
Abolition of Practice and Procedure under Repealed Statutes