Local Rule Civil L. R. 36: Requests for Admission
E.D. Wis. — Civil rule
Civil L. R. 36. Requests for Admission.
(a) Limitation on Requests for Admission.
(1) Any party may serve upon any other party no more than 50 written requests for admission. The 50 permissible requests for admission may not be expanded by the creative use of subparts.
(2) For the purpose of computing the number of requests for admission served, requests for admission relating to the genuineness of any described documents do not count toward the 50 request for admission limit.
(3) More than 50 requests for admission may be served on a party only if that party agrees in writing or the Court so orders. A party seeking to serve more than 50 requests for admission may move the Court for permission only after seeking the agreement of the party on whom the additional requests for admission would be served. If a party desires to serve additional requests for admission, the party must promptly consult with the party to whom the additional requests for admission would be propounded and attempt to reach written stipulation as to a reasonable number of additional requests for admission. The stipulation allowing additional requests for admission to be served should not be filed with the Court except in connection with a motion to compel answers. If a stipulation cannot be reached, the party seeking to serve additional requests for admission may move the Court for permission to serve additional requests for admission.
(4) The Court will not compel a party to answer any requests for admission served in violation of this rule.
(b) Answering Requests for Admission. A response or an objection to a request for admission must reproduce the request to which it refers.