How to respond to interrogatories in United States District Court is the topic of this blog post.
Written interrogatories are governed by Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The responses to the
interrogatories must be served on the propounding party and all other parties
to the action within 30 days after service unless a stipulation has been
entered into or a court order has been obtained granting an extension of
time. The deadline for the responses is extended
to 33 days if the interrogatories were served by mail.
Rule 33(b)(3) states
that, “Each interrogatory must, to the extent it is not objected to, be
answered separately and fully in writing under oath.”
Any objections to any
particular interrogatory must be stated with specificity as grounds for
objection that are not stated in a timely fashion will be waived unless
otherwise ordered by the court on a showing of good cause. See Rule 33(b)(4).
The responding party
should understand that the Federal courts in particular are notoriously
intolerant of generic or “boilerplate” objections that are interposed without
any supporting facts. Examples include
“vague and ambiguous” where no details are provided as to why the interrogatory
is vague and ambiguous. The use of boilerplate objections with no supporting
facts may result in the imposition of significant monetary sanctions as well as
waiver of the objections.
The responses must
be signed under oath and the attorney must sign any response that contains any
objections.
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