§ 202.20 Interrogatories

Interrogatories are written questions that one side sends to the other side in a lawsuit, and the other side must answer them in writing under oath. This rule says you can only send 25 of these questions, and any smaller questions tucked inside a main question (called subparts) count toward that total.

If you need to ask more than 25 questions, you have two options. You can ask the other side to agree to more questions, or you can ask the judge to allow more. Without one of these, you're stuck at the 25 question limit.

This limit also applies when cases are combined together, known as consolidated actions. So even if multiple lawsuits get merged into one case, the 25 question limit still applies overall, not per original case. This keeps one side from trying to get around the limit just because their case was combined with others.