Service Of Interrogatories Federal Rules In Georgia
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- Without leave of court, a party may not serve a total of more than 50 interrogatories and such limit is a cumulative, not a "per set" limit.
Unless leave of court is obtained, interrogatories may not be served prior to the meeting of the parties under Rule 26(f).
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Fill out Proof of Service form You can use Proof of Service by Mail (form FL-335). It helps if you fill in the top part of the form with the case and court information. Your server can then fill in the information about how, when, and where they served the papers. Your server must then sign the form.
If the opposing side does not respond to your form interrogatories, special interrogatories, or request for production, you may file a motion seeking an order compelling the opposing party to respond.
Complete Your Responses to the Interrogatories You must respond to each request individually. You do not need to repeat the text of the question, but your responses must be in the same order as the requests, and each response should be labeled with the same number or letter as the request.
The purpose of this requirement—that defendant have time to obtain counsel before a response must be made—is adequately fulfilled by the requirement that interrogatories be served upon a party with or after service of the summons and complaint upon him.
Interrogatories are governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33 and the corresponding Local Rules of the Central District of California. They are best used to get answers to the following questions in your case: Who? (did something, had possession of something, had knowledge of an event, etc.)
The party upon whom the request is served shall serve a written response within 30 days after the service of the request, except that a defendant may serve a response within 45 days after service of the summons and complaint upon that defendant. The court may allow a shorter or longer time.
You must respond to any interrogatories you receive within 30 days. If a defendant is served with interrogatories at the same time as they are served with a complaint, they have 45 days in which to respond. The court may extend the amount of time that someone has to respond to the questions.