Local Rule 7033-1: INTERROGATORIES TO PARTIES

Rule 7033-1 INTERROGATORIES TO PARTIES Parties serving written interrogatories shall provide the responding party's attorney, or the party if the party is not represented by an attorney, with a copy of the interrogatories in Word or WordPerfect format to enable the responding party to insert the answers to each interrogatory at the conclusion of that interrogatory.

________________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2015 Amendment This amendment reflects the changes in word processing technology. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2015.

1997 Amendment This amendment conforms the existing Local Rules to the uniform numbering system prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and to the model system suggested and approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference's Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. In renumbering the Local Rules to conform to the uniform numbering system, no change in substance is intended. This amendment to the rule was effective on April 15, 1997.

This rule is derived from Local Rule 2.15(e) and (f). The Advisory Committee Notes to the superseded rules may be helpful in interpreting and applying the current rules.

1995 Amendment Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a) now limits each party to 25 written interrogatories including all discreet subparts unless, by order of the Court or written stipulation, a greater number is authorized. The Advisory Committee agrees that this is the appropriate presumptive number of interrogatories in contested matters and in adversary proceedings. As a consequence, the Advisory Committee has deleted the provisions of former paragraph (a) that allowed 50 written interrogatories.

These amendments to the rule were effective on February 15, 1995.

Paragraphs (e) and (f) are former paragraphs (b) and (c) without substantial change. They continue the manner in which interrogatories are to be prepared, served, and answered.