An order to compel a physical examination to determine a person�s health or injuries. Also known as an order for physical or mental examination. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 35, a party may obtain an order for physical or mental examination when the person�s condition is in controversy for the present case. FRCP Rule 35. In Sibbach v. Wilson, the Supreme Court found that an order of physical or mental examination is a procedural rule, and therefore FRCP Rule 35 is valid. Such an order for an examination may be compelled, among other reasons, when a defendant in a personal injury suit desires to validate the plaintiff�s injuries (See Sibbach), or when a court needs to determine a criminal defendant�s mental insanity. See People v. Wilburn.
Hearing in which a judgment debtor must answer questions about his financial position.