What is an interrogatory question?
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What is an interrogatory question?
An interrogatory is a question, usually given in a series of interrogatories. They are used during the discovery process, prior to trial. One party to a case sends their interrogatories to the opposing party, who must answer them….
What does propound interrogatories mean?
There is a limit on the number of interrogatories that each person in a lawsuit can “propound on” (which just means “send to”) the other parties. For federal civil courts, one party may send 25 interrogatories to any other party (so if you’re suing two defendants, you can send 25 to each in federal court).
How do interrogatories work?
Interrogatories are a discovery tool that the parties can use to have specific questions about a case answered before trial. Interrogatories are lists of questions sent to the other party that s/he must respond to in writing.
Are Form Interrogatories objection proof?
Form rogs aren’t objection-proof, though much of the time, the objections are nonsensical. The parties have to meet and confer to resolve a discovery dispute anyway….
Can special interrogatories be compound?
Subparts are prohibited, as are compound, conjunctive, or disjunctive questions.
When can you serve interrogatories?
(a) A defendant may propound interrogatories to a party to the action without leave of court at any time. (b) A plaintiff may propound interrogatories to a party without leave of court at any time that is 10 days after the service of the summons on, or appearance by, that party, whichever occurs first.
What is a discrete subparts of interrogatories?
Courts have done their best to formulate tests for when subparts are discrete. Interrogatory subparts are counted as one interrogatory if “they are logically or factually subsumed within and necessarily related to the primary question.” Safeco of America v. ACB American, Inc., 232 F.R.D. 612, 614 (N.D….
What does propound mean?
transitive verb. : to offer for discussion or consideration.
What does it mean to propound discovery?
To garner responses that are usable at trial, propound requests that certain facts be admitted, instead of asking the other side to admit legal conclusions….
