Parties usually send their discovery requests and responses to the other party electronically, by email. But, parties may also send or respond to discovery requests by U.S. mail or a parcel service. Discovery requests and responses should not be sent to the Administrative Judge, except to support a motion.
During discovery, both parties must exchange evidence they plan to use during trial and certain disclosures are automatically required in most cases. These are called initial or required disclosures. Initial disclosures are not required in family law cases such as divorce and custody.
Additionally, the new rules that went into effect September 1, 2023, require disclosure of the expert's qualifications to include all publications authored by the expert in the last 10 years, a list of cases in which the expert testified as an expert at trial or deposition (unless the expert is an attorney testifying ...
Rule 197.1. Interrogatories (1999) A party may serve on another party no later than 30 days before the end of the discovery period - written interrogatories to inquire about any matter within the scope of discovery except matters covered by Rule 195.
Interrogatories allow the parties to ask who, what, when, where and why questions, making them a good method for obtaining new information in a case. There are two types of interrogatories: form interrogatories and special interrogatories.
Interrogatories may, without leave of court, be served upon the plaintiff after filing of the complaint and upon any other party with or after service of the summons and complaint upon that party.
When a party requests documents or answers to questions from the opposing party in a lawsuit, you must do so in the form of a Motion for Discovery. A Motion for Discovery may be filed with the Court via E-File, Email, in person, or by US Mail.
You have to respond to interrogatories in writing to the best of your ability. If you do not answer an interrogatory question, and then the other side learns that you did in fact know the answer, it could have a negative impact on your case at trial.