Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is a set of comprehensive procedures thatapply to the use of expert witnesses in criminal cases. Rule 26 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure contain a comprehensive set of procedures that apply to the use of expert witness testimony in civil cases.Please note that answering this may require some independent research of the role of an expert witness in both civil and criminal cases to understand the differences in terms of the way that the Federal Rules apply to experts and their reports.

(1) You are the expert witness in federal court civil litigation and have been hired by counsel to be provide expert witness testimony at the trial:During the course of the case what is your role as the expert witness, including what are the types of contact/communications you will probably have with the counsel who hired you and when would they begin? When kind of interactions, if any, would you have with opposing counsel. When you expect to be involved in the litigation process? Identify the specific sections of Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that apply to you as the expert witness and your expert report.

(2) You have been hired by defense counsel in a federal criminal case to be an expert witness at trial. What would be the interactions you would have with counsel and when would they begin? When should you expect to be involved in the criminal trial process. Identify the specific sections of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that would apply to you as the expert witness and your expert report.

(3) Identify two or three key differences in your role as an expert witness in a civil case and a criminal case?

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