These sample written interrogatories under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33 are designed for use by a plaintiff in a federal district court case but can be modified for use by a defendant. This is a preview of the sample document sold on scribd.com by LegalDocsPro. The actual sample is 9 pages long and includes 14 interrogatories, brief instructions, definitions and instructions for the answering party and a proof of service by mail.
Sample written interrogatories under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33
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Any Attorney or Party
Any Street
Any Town, CA 55555
714-555-5555
Any Attorney or Party
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Any Plaintiff,
Plaintiff,
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Any Defendant, and DOES 1-5
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Case No.
WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE
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11PROPOUNDING PARTY: Any Plaintiff
RESPONDING PARTY: Any Defendant
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SET NUMBER: One
WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE
TO ANY DEFENDANT AND HIS COUNSEL OF RECORD:
Pursuant to the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33, Plaintiff_______________
requests that Defendant _______________________, answer the following interrogatories under oath
and serve them upon Plaintiff within 30 days, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(b).
Dated________________ _______________________________________________
ANY PLAINTIFF
Remember that there is a numerical limit of 25 interrogatories,
including any sub-parts such as a, b, c, etc. These interrogatories are
designed to be asked by the Plaintiff but can be modified for use by a
defendant in a Federal Court case.
WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES1
WRITTEN INTERROGATORY NUMBER 1
Identify each denial of a material allegation and each special or affirmative defense in
YOUR pleadings and for each:
(a) state all facts upon which YOU base the denial or special or affirmative defense;
(b) State the names, ADDRESSES, and telephone numbers of all PERSONS who have
knowledge of those facts; and
(c) IDENTIFY all DOCUMENTS and other tangible things that support your denial or
special or affirmative defense, and state the name, ADDRESS, and telephone number of the
PERSON who has each DOCUMENT.
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Please see Instructions and Definitions, infra.
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WRITTEN INTERROGATORY NUMBER 2
State the amount of money received by YOU from __________________________________
for the period from _______________________ through ____________________________.
WRITTEN INTERROGATORY NUMBER 3
FULLY IDENTIFY all witnesses, including address and telephone number, having personal
knowledge of YOUR response to Interrogatory Number 2.
WRITTEN INTERROGATORY NUMBER 4
FULLY IDENTIFY all DOCUMENTS in support of YOUR response to Interrogatory
Number 2.
Dated_________________________ _______________________________________
Any Attorney or Party
DEFINITIONS
1. “YOU OR ANYONE ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF” means you, the
Defendant, _______________________, your employees, your agents, their agents, their employees,
your attorneys, your accountants, your investigators, and anyone else acting on your behalf.
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