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.
You can use Proof of Service by First Class Mail (form POS-030). 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.
(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.
You can use Proof of Service by First Class Mail (form POS-030). 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 your case is an unlimited civil case (over $35,000) you may ask up to 35 special interrogatories, but may ask more with a declaration explaining the need for additional requests and a statement that the request is not done for an improper purpose.
A party may object to interrogatories when being required to answer would result in “unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment, or oppression, or undue burden and expense.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 2023.010(c).) 4. Unreasonably cumulative or undue burden and expense.
How to serve a Response for written discovery Choose a server. You can't serve papers yourself. Figure out deadline to serve. Have your server mail the papers. Have your server complete the Proof of Service form. Copy the Proof of Service form.
Steps Of The Discovery Process. There are four key actions in the discovery process which include interrogatories, request for documents, request for admissions, and depositions.
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.
Serve your Form Interrogatories by mail Choose a server. You can't serve papers yourself. Have your server mail the papers. Your server mails the papers to your spouse or partner using regular first class mail. Fill out Proof of Service form. You can use Proof of Service by Mail (form FL-335). Keep the Proof of Service.