The original form interrogatories and signed proof of service should be retained for your records. If the other party does not respond to your requests, you may use these documents to support a motion to have the court compel responses.
(l) Proving Service. (1) Affidavit Required. Unless service is waived, proof of service must be made to the court.
For a certificate of service for discovery papers, such as written discovery requests and responses, see Form – Certificate of Service (Discovery). The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure state that no certificate of service is required when a paper is served by filing it with the court's electronic-filing (ECF) system.
When you file documents with the court, it's a requirement that you provide copies of the same documents to the other party involved in the case or their lawyer. To verify that you've done this, the court requires you to attach a certificate of service at the end of the documents you file with the court.
What is a Proof of Service & Affidavit of Mailing? o Before you file a document with the court, you must send a copy to each of the other parties, and you must send it in one of several particular ways. A Proof of Service shows the court how you sent a copy of a document to each of the other parties in the case.
Sometimes, there are exceptions via a discovery rule, allowing for a delay to the statute of limitations to start the time tolling not on the date the incident occurred leading to injury but instead on the date of discovery of an injury or when damages were first reasonably discoverable, per 735 ILCS 5/13-214.3(b).
A Certificate of Service is used to prove to the Court that copies of pleadings such as motions, and discovery requests, have been mailed or hand delivered to the other parties in the lawsuit.
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