What are the requirements for written interrogatories?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) A party wishing to propound interrogatories must file a motion under § 1.641(c); and (2) A party may propound no more than 25 interrogatories, counting discrete subparts as separate interrogatories, unless the ALJ approves a higher number upon a showing of good cause. (b) (1) Grant the motion and approve the use of some or all of the proposed interrogatories; or (2) Deny the motion. (c) (1) Each approved interrogatory must be answered separately and fully in writing. (2) The party or its representative must sign the answers to interrogatories under oath or affirmation. (d) (1) The information may be obtained from an examination of records, or from a compilation, abstract, or summary based on such records; (2) The burden of obtaining the information from the records is substantially the same for all parties; (3) The answering party specifically identifies the individual records from which the requesting party may obtain the information and where the records are located; and (4) The answering party provides the requesting party with reasonable opportunity to examine the records and make a copy, compilation, abstract, or summary.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1.643