A discovery response is essentially a choice that you make after receiving a request for information. The question then becomes, Should you comply or not?
You typically have 30 days to respond to the request During the time you have to respond to discovery requests, you can still use mediation or work to negotiate a settlement with the other side.
Possible: Discovery Requests If you do not respond, you may be fined by the court or prevented from producing any evidence at trial.
Timeframe for discovery If you are the plaintiff, you can begin discovery 10 days after you serve the first papers in the case or anytime after the defendant files a response. If you are the defendant, you may begin discovery as soon as the case is filed.
If you filed a request for discovery and the other party will not answer or provide you with the information, you can file a Motion To Compel. This Motion asks the Court to force the other party to answer your requests. You can also ask the Court to sanction the other party for not answering your requests.
If the other person does not respond, or their response is still incomplete, you can ask the court to order them to respond. You have 45 days from the service of the most recent responses to ask the court to make an order requiring an answer. If the response was served by mail, 5 extra days are added.
You typically have 30 days to respond to the request During the time you have to respond to discovery requests, you can still use mediation or work to negotiate a settlement with the other side.
Write out each fact you wish the other party to admit is true. When writing these facts, be as clear and concise as possible. Each request must be for a single fact; do not include multiple facts, compound questions, or subparts.
How to fill out Form Interrogatories Fill in basic information at the top of the form. Provide basic information about your case. Select the questions. On Page 2, check the box next to each question you want to ask your spouse to answer. Make copies. Make 1 copy of the completed Form Interrogatories – Family Law.
Your response for each request must include either an agreement to comply, a representation of your ability to reply, or an objection to all or part of the request. California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) §§ 2031.210 et. seq require specific statements in your response.