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Sample Interrogatory Questions To Plaintiff With Evidence

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Family Law - Divorce - Discovery - Interrogatories

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TX-021-D

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The form titled "Sample Interrogatory Questions to Plaintiff with Evidence" is designed for use in the District Court of Texas. It serves as a structured legal tool for plaintiffs to gather information from defendants relevant to a case. The interrogatories compel the defendant to provide detailed answers about personal identification, financial status, assets, and any relevant witness information, all of which must be answered under oath. The form requires documents to be attached as evidence, such as income tax returns and paycheck stubs, ensuring comprehensive disclosure. It includes explicit instructions about how each interrogatory must be answered separately and emphasizes that the questions are continuing, meaning further information must be disclosed if relevant facts arise after the initial response. This form is particularly useful for attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and associates as it streamlines the discovery process, supports case preparation, and enhances the quality of case information. Familiarity with this form can improve legal strategy and facilitate efficient case management.

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How to Write Draft Interrogatories Brainstorm questions to ask the non-party related to the issues in the case. Identify relevant documents, witnesses, or other evidence that will be needed to answer the interrogatories. Draft the interrogatories in written form. Ensure the interrogatories are clear, concise and specific.

They are provided for your information. There is no form for your answer, but you typically have to respond in a specified format, using paper with numbers down the left-hand side, with your name and address at the top left, the name of the court and of the case, and the case number.

Answers to Interrogatories Can Be Used At Trial The answers given in interrogatories can be used in court during a trial. The information from the interrogatories saves time in a trial because the basic facts have already been established and do not need to be repeated through questions of the witnesses in court.

Your answers to the interrogatories should usually be short, clear, and direct and should answer only the question that is being asked. This is not the time to set out your entire case or defense to the other side. Take the time to make sure your answers are correct and truthful.

You can use interrogatories to find out facts about a case but they cannot be used for questions that draw a legal conclusion.

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Discovery Interrogatories from Plaintiff to Defendant with Production Requests

Note: This summary is not intended to be an all inclusive summary of discovery law in Texas, but does include basic and other information.

Definitions

Discovery:

A procedure designed to allow disclosure of information between Plaintiffs and Defendants. Written questions, oral questioning, document production and admissions requests are generally allowed. Discovery was designed to to prevent trial by ambush.

Interrogatories:

Written questions from Plaintiff to Defendant, or from Defendant to Plaintiff. The questions are mailed to the Plaintiff, Defendant or the attorney for response in writing. The answers or responses are usually due between 20-30 days.

Deposition:

A procedure where verbal questions are asked a Plaintiff or Defendant for immediate response. Depositions are usually recorded by a court reporter, who swears the person to tell the truth before questioning begins.

Production of Documents:

The method of obtaining documents from the other party relevant to the case such as all documents a party intends to introduce at trial.

Requests for Admissions:

Written questions where you request the other party to admit or deny some relevant fact.

Objections:

Objections may be made to all discovery questions if the questions are not relevant, or likely to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence.

Civil Procedure Rules:

Virtually all states have adopted a version of civil procedure rules which include rules dealing with discovery.

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

Texas has adopted the Texas Rules of Practice in District and County Courts. These rules apply in divorce proceedings.

Discovery

Pretrial Conference:

In an appropriate action, to assist in the disposition of the case without undue expense or burden to the parties, the court may in its discretion direct the attorneys for the parties and the parties or their duly authorized agents to appear before it for a conference. Rule 166

Discovery Conference:

Permissible forms of discovery are (a) oral or written depositions of any party or non-party, (b) written interrogatories to a party, (c) requests of a party for admission of facts and the genuineness or identity of documents or things, (d) requests and motions for production, examination, and copying of documents or other tangible materials, (e) requests and motions for entry upon and examination of real property and (f) motions for a mental or physical examination of a party or person under the legal control of a party. Rule 166b

Scope of Discovery:

Parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter which is relevant to the subject matter in the pending action whether it relates to the claim or defense of the party seeking discovery or the claim or defense of any other party. Rule 166b(2)(a)

Documents and Tangible Things:

A party may obtain discovery of the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, location and contents of any and all documents, (including papers, books, accounts, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, electronic or videotape recordings, and any other data compilations from which information can be obtained and translated, if necessary, by the person from whom production is sought, into reasonably usable form) and any other tangible things which constitute or contain matters relevant to the subject matter in the action. Rule 166b(2)(b)

Experts and Reports of Experts:

A party may obtain discovery of the identity and location (name, address and telephone number) of an expert who may be called as an expert witness, the subject matter on which the witness is expected to testify, the mental impressions and opinions held by the expert and the facts known to the expert (regardless of when the factual information was acquired) which relate to or form the basis of the mental impressions and opinions held by the expert. Rule 166b(2)(e)(1)

Medical Records; Medical Authorization:

Any party alleging physical or mental injury and damages arising from the occurrence which is the subject of the case shall be required, upon written request, to produce, or furnish an authorization permitting the full disclosure of, medical records not theretofore furnished to the requesting party which are reasonably related to the injury or damages asserted. Rule 166b(2)(h)

Duty to Supplement:

A party who has responded to a request for discovery that was correct and complete when made is under no duty to supplement his response to include information thereafter acquired, except the following shall be supplemented not less than thirty days prior to the beginning of trial unless the court finds that a good cause exists for permitting or requiring later supplementation. Rule 166b(6)

Stipulations:

Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may by written agreement (1) provide that depositions may be taken before any person, at any time or place, upon any notice, and in any manner and when so taken may be used like other deposition, and (2) modify the procedures provided by these rules for other methods of discovery. An agreement affecting a deposition upon oral examination is enforceable if the agreement is recorded in the deposition transcript. Rule 166(c)

Production

Any party may serve on any other party a request to produce and permit the party making the request, or someone acting on his behalf, to inspect, sample, test, photograph and/or copy, any designated documents or tangible things which constitute or contain matters within the scope of Rule 166b which are in the possession, custody or control of the party upon whom the request is served. Rule 167(a)

Physical and Mental Examination of Persons

When the mental or physical condition (including the blood group) of a party, or of a person in the custody, conservatorship or under the legal control of a party, is in controversy, the court in which the action is pending may order the party to submit to a physical or mental examination by a physician or psychologist or to produce for examination the person in his custody, conservatorship or legal control. Rule 167(a)

Interrogatories to Parties

Any party may serve upon any other party written interrogatories to be answered by the party served, or, if the party served is a public or private corporation or a partnership or association, or governmental agency, by an officer or agent who shall furnish such information as is available to the party. The number of questions including subsections in a set of interrogatories shall be limited so as not to require more than thirty answers. No more than two sets of interrogatories may be served by a party to any other party, except by agreement or as may be permitted by the court after hearing upon a showing of good cause. Rule 168

Requests for Admission

At any time after commencement of the action, a party may serve upon any other party a written request for the admission, for purposes of the pending action only, of the truth of any matters within the scope of Rule 166b set forth in the request that relate to statements or opinions of fact or of the application of law to fact, including the genuineness of any documents described in the request. Rule 169

Domestic Actions Discovery Notes

If you require extra time to respond to discovery, you should ask the other side for an extension in writing. It may also be necessary to enter an order granting the extension to protect your rights.

Discovery questions are limited in number so select the most important questions to ask the other side. Don't waste your requests writing questions that you already know the answer to.

Discovery Interrogatories from Plaintiff to Defendant with Production Requests

Note: This summary is not intended to be an all inclusive summary of discovery law in Texas, but does include basic and other information.

Definitions

Discovery:

Interrogatories:

Deposition:

Production of Documents:

The method of obtaining documents from the other party relevant to the case such as all documents a party intends to introduce at trial.

Requests for Admissions:

Written questions where you request the other party to admit or deny some relevant fact.

Objections:

Objections may be made to all discovery questions if the questions are not relevant, or likely to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence.

Civil Procedure Rules:

Virtually all states have adopted a version of civil procedure rules which include rules dealing with discovery.

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

Texas has adopted the Texas Rules of Practice in District and County Courts. These rules apply in divorce proceedings.

Discovery

Pretrial Conference:

Discovery Conference:

Scope of Discovery:

Documents and Tangible Things:

Experts and Reports of Experts:

Medical Records; Medical Authorization:

Duty to Supplement:

Stipulations:

Production

Physical and Mental Examination of Persons

Interrogatories to Parties

Requests for Admission

Domestic Actions Discovery Notes

If you require extra time to respond to discovery, you should ask the other side for an extension in writing. It may also be necessary to enter an order granting the extension to protect your rights.

Discovery questions are limited in number so select the most important questions to ask the other side. Don't waste your requests writing questions that you already know the answer to.

Sample Interrogatory Questions To Plaintiff With Evidence

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