Instructions: Response to Interrogatory

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This packet provides general guidance about your responses to written questions from another party in the case. This template provides guidance only. Using this template does not guarantee any result in your case.

WHEN TO SEND INTERROGATORIES

Figure out the deadline to serve your responses. You have 33 days from the date the Interrogatories were mailed to you.

HOW TO COMPLETE THIS TEMPLATE FOR INTERROGATORIES

  • Fill in the case information. Fill in all blanks on the first page.
  • Write your Responses to Interrogatories. Write simple responses that explain your understanding of the Interrogatories. Use extra pages if you need more space. Make sure that your response is marked to refer to the Interrogatory to which you are responding.
  • Review, number the pages and sign. Read the entire document to make sure your Responses to Interrogatories are clear, focused on this case. Count the number of pages. On each page, write in the page number and the total. Sign and date.
  • Prepare the Certificate of Service. Each document that you file must be “served” on each other party, usually by sending it in the mail. Follow the instructions on the Certificate of Service.
  • Mark your calendar. The serving party has to file any objections or motions regarding your responses before the close of Discovery.

SERVING YOUR INTERROGATORIES

  1. Make copies. Once the documents are complete, make one copy for each party to the case.
  2. Check your mail. Be sure to check regularly for documents from the Court and opposing side.
  3. A list of all of the documents that have been filed, and (usually) the documents themselves can be viewed online.

UNDERSTANDING THE LAWS AND RULES

There are other resources for understanding the laws and rules of the Court:

  1. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. These Rules explain the procedures from filing through trial for all civil cases in the federal courts across the country, and are available at http://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf.
  2. Local Rules. The Local Rules follow the same numbering as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but generally provide more detail. They apply in this District only, and are available at http://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/localrules/civil.

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