Rule 35. Physical and mental examination of persons.

(a) Order for examination. When the mental or physical condition or attribute of a party or of a person in the custody or control of a party is in controversy, the court may order the party to submit to a physical or mental examination by a suitably licensed or certified examiner or to produce for examination the person in the party's custody or control. The order may be made only on motion for good cause shown. All papers related to the motion and notice of any hearing shall be served on a nonparty to be examined. The order shall specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination and the person by whom the examination is to be made. The person being examined may record the examination by audio or video means unless the party requesting the examination shows that the recording would unduly interfere with the examination.

(b) Report. The party requesting the examination shall disclose a detailed written report of the examiner, setting out the examiner's findings, including results of all tests made, diagnoses and conclusions. If the party requesting the examination wishes to call the examiner as a witness, the party shall disclose the examiner as an expert as required by Rule 26(a)(3).

(c) Sanctions. If a party or a person in the custody or under the legal control of a party fails to obey an order entered under paragraph (a), the court on motion may take any action authorized by Rule 37(e), except that the failure cannot be treated as contempt of court.

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