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Solo + federal defenders + CJA-panel attorneys serving early-case discovery.

Federal discovery demands. Brady. Giglio. FRCP 16. Henthorn. $97 each.

Four demands. Each template is a pre-drafted demand letter, a reply-brief framework anticipating the government’s standard objections, the lead authority’s verbatim holding with source URL, attaching-precedent citations, and a response-deadline section overlaying FRCP 16’s 14-day baseline.

Serve all four discovery demands on Day 1 of the case file with the reply-brief framework already drafted for the inevitable government opposition. Bill the prep as a one-time line item across every federal case you take.

The individual prosecutor has a duty to learn of any favorable evidence known to the others acting on the government's behalf in the case, including the police.

Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 437 (1995)

Bundle — all 4 demands

$297 USD — saves $91 vs. buying singly

Order the bundle — $297

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4 demands · single SKUs

Pick the demand at issue. $97 each.

Discovery — Brady demand

Pre-drafted Brady demand letter + reply-brief framework + response-deadline anchor. 373 U.S. 83 + Kyles + Agurs grounded.

Discovery — Giglio demand

Pre-drafted Giglio demand letter + reply-brief framework + response-deadline anchor. 405 U.S. 150 + Kyles grounded.

Discovery — FRCP 16 demand

Pre-drafted Rule 16(a)(1) demand letter covering statements, prior record, documents, reports, expert disclosures + reply-brief framework.

Discovery — Henthorn demand

Pre-drafted Henthorn demand for in-camera review of testifying officers' personnel files. 9th Cir. 1991 grounded.


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The math: $97/mo gets you 3 briefs/mo (any combo of Sentencing Snapshot, JSIN Exclusion Brief, or Forensic Foundation Pack templates). At ~$172/hr CJA rate, that’s one billable hour to recover an entire month of brief work.

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Frequently asked questions.

What do I get?

Per demand: a structured demand letter (~250 words editable), a reply-brief framework anticipating the government's standard objections, the lead authority's verbatim holding (Brady / Giglio / FRCP 16 / Henthorn) with source URL, attaching-precedent citations (Kyles / Agurs / Yeager / Cadet), and a response-deadline section overlaying FRCP 16's 14-day baseline against jurisdiction-specific local-rule timelines.

Is this legal advice?

No. The templates are pre-trial litigation aids modeled on the published constitutional + statutory authority for federal-criminal discovery. Counsel of record adapts the demand language to the controlling circuit and the facts of the case before serving.

Why $97 per demand?

A solo CD writes some version of these four letters every federal case. Drafting the comprehensive demand from scratch — with the reply-brief points anticipating the standard government opposition — typically eats 2-4 hours per case at a CJA panel rate (~$172/hr). Recovered billable: $344-$688 per case. The brief is priced under 30% of the lower bound.

Why is the bundle $297 and not $388?

Buying all 4 demands singly would be $388. The bundle is $297 — saves $91 plus the cross-cite consistency across the four letters (Brady + Kyles + FRCP 16 + Henthorn run together as one early-case discovery package).

Are the citations verified?

Every quote in every demand carries a source URL stored alongside. Lead authorities are Brady v. Maryland 373 U.S. 83 (1963), Giglio v. United States 405 U.S. 150 (1972), Fed. R. Crim. P. 16, and United States v. Henthorn 931 F.2d 29 (9th Cir. 1991). Attaching-precedent citations include Kyles v. Whitley 514 U.S. 419 (1995) and United States v. Agurs 427 U.S. 97 (1976). All verified against Cornell LII or law.resource.org.

What is the refund policy?

7-day full refund on every demand, single or bundle. No questions asked.

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