Certificate Of Service For Discovery In Texas
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Thus, unless the court in which the case is pending has local filing rules approved by the Supreme Court that require the filing of a certificate of written discovery, no such filing is required.
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When the Courts used paper files they were running out of room. So they made a rule that the parties are not to file discovery requests and responses. So instead, some attorneys file a certificate of written discovery to mark the fact that it was served or answered.
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21a(e) and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.5(d)-(e) require proof of service when a document is filed with the court. Traditional certificates of service provide that proof by having the filing party's attorney attest that the document has been served on the other parties to the case.
You only need to sign and deliver the discovery request to the other party or the other party's attorney. If you are serving a discovery request on a non-party, then the request must be filed. Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 191.4 governs the filing requirement for discovery requests.
The discovery rule is a “narrow exception” to the legal injury rule that “defers accrual of a cause of action until the plaintiff knew or, exercising reasonable diligence, should have known of the facts giving rise to the cause of action.” Berry, 646 S.W.
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.
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.