1.   Also, there could be further damaging revelations as the lawsuits move into the discovery phase.

2.   Ashcroft said he did not know why the government had failed in its obligation to hand the material over to the defense attorneys during the pre-trial discovery phase.

3.   But the pending suit, which had been in the discovery phase until the court date was announced last month, brings about a potentially unprecedented overhaul.

4.   Defendants and their attorneys would be given all evidence against them during a discovery phase before the proceeding to allow for a competent defense.

5.   Depositions have been taken, and the discovery phase of the lawsuit is apparently nearing completion.

6.   Ellis has scheduled a court hearing on Monday to hear lawyers debate disputes in the discovery phase of pre-trial maneuvering.

7.   Golden said records from the pretrial discovery phase indicated that only two conversations were originally taped.

8.   He said valuable resources are being wasted providing inmates with documents that were already made available to them or their lawyers during the discovery phase of their trial.

9.   It is customary in the discovery phase of litigation for lawyers to cast a wide net for any document that might hobble their opponents and assist their clients.

10.   Justice department attorneys declined to comment on the case, which now heads into the discovery phase, when lawyers gather additional information.