skills/legal/document-production-log-summary/SKILL.md
Generates a structured log and strategic summary of opposing-party document productions in U.S. litigation discovery. Categorizes by type, date, custodian, and relevance; flags hot documents; tracks privilege assertions per FRCP 26(b)(5); identifies production gaps. Use when organizing voluminous productions, surfacing critical evidence, assessing completeness, or supporting meet-and-confer and motion to compel decisions.
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Transforms raw discovery productions into an organized inventory with strategic analysis — hot document flags, privilege tracking, and gap identification.
| Field | Detail | |---|---| | Case caption | Full parties + designations | | Case number / Court | Docket no., jurisdiction | | Producing party | Name + counsel contact | | Discovery request answered | RFP Nos. / subpoena date | | Date received | MM/DD/YYYY | | Production format | Native / TIFF / PDF; metadata preserved? | | Bates range | e.g., DEF000001–DEF004872 | | Total docs / pages / GB | Aggregate counts | | Blanket objections | Summarize from written response |
| Bates No. | Date | Type | Author | Recipient(s) | Custodian | Brief Description | Relevance Category | Priority | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | DEF000001 | | Email | | | | | | High/Med/Low |
Document types: Emails, contracts, financial records, internal memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, text messages / chat logs, photographs / multimedia.
Relevance categories (map to contested issues): Breach / performance, notice / knowledge, damages / valuation, causation, credibility / impeachment, affirmative defenses.
For each flagged document:
Bates No.: _______
Date: _______
Document: [Type — Author to Recipient]
Why Critical: [Contradicts position X / Establishes knowledge of Y / Corroborates claim Z / Impeaches witness W]
Recommended Action: [Designate as exhibit / Depose custodian / Use in MSJ]
Flag criteria:
| Log No. | Date | Type | Author | All Recipients | Subject Matter | Privilege Claimed | Basis | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | AC / WP / CI | |
Flag: claims lacking adequate justification, apparent inadvertent disclosures or subject-matter waiver, entries failing FRCP 26(b)(5) specificity requirements.
| Category | Expected | Produced | Gap? | |---|---|---|---| | Date range | [case-relevant span] | [actual span] | | | Key custodians | [list] | [list] | | | Document types | [per RFPs] | [actual] | |
Flag for follow-up:
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