When does the discovery period begin? The discovery period typically begins when the first initial disclosures are due and continues for 180 days.
Tells the court that you had legal papers in a civil case - other than a summons - delivered to (served on) the other party. Lists the papers that were served and tells who they were served on, where, when, and how they were served, and who served them.
Interrogatories may, without leave of court, be served upon the plaintiff after filing of the complaint and upon any other party with or after service of the summons and complaint upon that party.
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. 3d at 524 (quoting Comput.
Unless the court orders otherwise, all disclosures under Rule 26(a) must be in writing, signed, and served. (b) Discovery Scope and Limits.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court, a party cannot serve discovery on another party until after the other party's initial disclosures are due. (b) Sequence. The permissible forms of discovery may be combined in the same document and may be taken in any order or sequence.
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.
After you complete your response to any request for written discovery, you must provide your response to the other side by serving the other side. You can serve the other side by mail. This means another adult, not you, mails your response to the other side.