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title: Rule 26 - Admission by Adverse Party
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sequenceDiagram
    Party ->> Adverse Party: Written request for admission (R26 S1)

    Adverse Party ->> Party: Admission (genuineness/truth)<br>(R26 S2)

    Adverse Party ->> Party: Implied admission<br>if no response within 15 CD (R26 S2)<br><br>XPTN: (1) Court allows extension<br>(2) Previously controverted facts (Duque vs. Spouses Yu)

    Adverse Party ->> Party: Sworn statement either specifically the<br>matters of which an admission is requested (R26 S2)

    Adverse Party ->> Party: Reasons why he or she cannot truthfully<br>either admit or deny those matters (R26 S2)

    Adverse Party ->> Court: Objections (R26 S2)

    Court ->> Adverse Party: Resolution of objections (R26 S2)

    Adverse Party -> Court: Withdraw or amend admission (R26 S4)

    Note over  Adverse Party,Party: Failing to request admission of known<br>facts prevents presenting evidence on them<br>(R26 S5)

Rule 26 - ADMISSION BY ADVERSE PARTY

R26 S1. Request for admission. — At any time after issues have been joined, a party may file and serve upon any other party a written request for the admission by the latter of the genuineness of any material and relevant document described in and exhibited with the request or of the truth of any material and relevant matter of fact set forth in the request. Copies of the documents shall be delivered with the request unless copies have already been furnished.

R26 S2. Implied admission. — Each of the matters of which an admission is requested shall be deemed admitted unless, within a period designated in the request, which shall not be less than fifteen calendar days after service thereof, or within such further time as the court may allow on motion, the party to whom the request is directed files and serves upon the party requesting the admission a sworn statement either denying specifically the matters of which an admission is requested or setting forth in detail the reasons why he or she cannot truthfully either admit or deny those matters.

Objections to any request for admission shall be submitted to the court by the party requested within the period for and prior to the filing of his or her sworn statement as contemplated in the preceding paragraph and his or her compliance therewith shall be deferred until such objections are resolved, which resolution shall be made as early as practicable.

R26 S3. Effect of admission. — Any admission made by a party pursuant to such request is for the purpose of the pending action only and shall not constitute an admission by him or her for any other purpose nor may the same be used against him or her in any other proceeding.

R26 S4. Withdrawal. — The court may allow the party making an admission under this Rule, whether express or implied, to withdraw or amend it upon such terms as may be just.

R26 S5. Effect of failure to file and serve request for admission. — Unless otherwise allowed by the court for good cause shown and to prevent a failure of justice, a party who fails to file and serve a request for admission on the adverse party of material and relevant facts at issue which are, or ought to be, within the personal knowledge of the latter, shall not be permitted to present evidence on such facts.