Local Rule 26.02: Rules for Answering Court Interrogatories
D.S.C. — Civil rule
26.02: Rules for Answering Court Interrogatories. The following rules shall be adhered to in responding to the foregoing interrogatories and completing the Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) report:
(A) Only a signature by counsel is required if the party is represented; no party verification is required.
(B) Each interrogatory shall be set forth immediately prior to the answer thereto.
(C) Answers shall identify all attorneys representing a party by full name, district court identification number, firm name, mailing address, telephone, facsimile number, and e-mail address.
(D) In the event any question cannot be fully answered after the exercise of reasonable diligence, the party shall furnish as complete an answer as possible and shall supplement as soon as is feasible.
(E) Responses pursuant to Local Civ. Rules 26.01, 26.03 (D.S.C.) may be relied on and used in the same manner as discovery responses obtained under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
(F) The provisions of Local Civ. Rules 26.01, 26.03 (D.S.C.) shall not apply, absent order to the contrary, in actions exempted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(B) from the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and (f).