Check a proposed exhibit and its foundation

Before you begin

• Access to the proposed exhibit and its underlying document.

What to do

1. Open Trial, then Index and Exhibits. Select the exhibit and inspect the underlying document, its registered number and its recorded state. A proposed exhibit has not been offered or admitted merely because it appears in this list.
2. For a suggestion, read why the document was proposed. Suggestions can come from hot documents, evidence the matter cites and transcripts with designations. Review the source yourself before accepting the suggestion into the trial preparation.
3. Work through the foundation checklist against the records on this matter. The checklist uses fixed text; a model can point to existing records but cannot check an item off. A matching name does not establish a sponsoring witness.
4. Leave unsupported items open and record the follow-up counsel requires. Confirm the intended witness and basis before treating a foundation item as addressed. Counsel's recorded check is an assertion by counsel, not a ruling from the court.
5. Check numbering before printing. Only a proposed exhibit can be renumbered through the attorney confirmation flow; a marked exhibit keeps its number. If a source will not open, resolve the access or file problem before relying on a binder entry.

What you should see

Each exhibit counsel intends to use has an inspected source, a checked number and a clear list of foundation questions that still require an attorney's decision.

Limits and unresolved problems

Trial remains limited, with other tools in development. BRON does not decide admissibility. Privileged and work-product documents are excluded from exhibit suggestions; their absence does not authorize disclosure by another route.

Product scope and requirements

• Exhibits and foundation

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