Which is an exception to the right of inspection of a disclosed document?

• A. The request for this document must be granted within 7 days
• B. The document is not relevant to the case
• C. The document is public
• D. The document is no longer in the control of the party who disclosed it

Answer: (D)

Control over documents determines who can inspect them. In disclosure, a party must reveal documents that are or were in their control, so the other side can inspect what’s relevant. An exception to this right arises if the document is no longer in the control of the party who disclosed it—there’s nothing for the other side to inspect because the discloser no longer has possession or control of it. The other options don’t describe a true exception: timing requirements are procedural, irrelevance means the document wouldn’t be disclosed in the first place, and a public document is generally accessible outside the ongoing disclosure process rather than providing a special exception to inspection within the case.