Parties to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) sometimes believe they can engage in discovery (records demands, depositions, requests for admissions). The court of appeal has determined otherwise:
...the association was not required to provide plaintiffs with documents prior to ADR. ADR is not an excuse to engage in extensive discovery prior to litigation. (Retzloff v. Moulton Parkway HOA.)
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