Examples of good, specific contention interrogatories include: Do you contend that plaintiff's claim is barred by the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure § 339? Do you contend that plaintiff is the owner of Blackacre?
Thus, all contention interrogatories should be written with one or two objec- tives in mind: (1) the answers to conten- tion interrogatories can be used to support a summary judgment or other limit on trial, i.e., to limit the defense to the facts, witnesses and documents set forth in their answers to interrogatories ? ...
California law places strict limits on the number of discovery requests a party can make. In a limited civil case (cases less than $25,000) you may ask each party only 35 questions total, whether they are form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for admission, or requests for production.
Interrogatories are allowed by Massachusetts Rule of Civil Procedure 33. Interrogatories are a list of written questions that each side is allowed to ask, and which each side is required to answer. A party who receives interrogatories has 30 days to provide written answers to each question.
N. a set of written questions to a party to a lawsuit asked by the opposing party as part of the pre-trial discovery process. These questions must be answered in writing under oath or under penalty of perjury within a specified time (such as 30 days).