Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: How many sub-parts can Interrogatories have ?

Elaborating on what Mr. Hoffman says, the form interrogatories count toward 35 discovery items in limited jurisdiction. These include document requests. So use them judiciously.

Re: How many sub-parts can Interrogatories have ?

sub parts are not allowed

Interrogatories are limited to 35 but you can have more if you have a statutory declation.

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Re: How many sub-parts can Interrogatories have ?

California Code of Civil Procedure Section 2030.060(f) states: No specially prepared interrogatory shall contain subparts, or a compound, conjunctive, or disjunctive question.

If the complexity of the case warrants, the number of interrogatories may exceed 35, provided that the propounding party includes a declaration compliant with Section 2030.050.

Re: How many sub-parts can Interrogatories have ?

Further, if yours is a "Limited Civil" case, i.e. amount in controversy under $25,000, there are further limitations on your total discovery package. See Code of Civil Procedure 94 and 95.

Re: How many sub-parts can Interrogatories have ?

Messrs. Selik, Walton and Whipple are all correct. You should also note that there are standard form interrogatories you can use, including one set which is specifically designed for use in limited-jurisdiction cases. The form contains a number of ready-made interrogatories, and all you need to do (after filling in the information at the top of page 1) is check off the ones you want the other side to answer. Generally the form interrogatories do not count against the limitations on the amount of discovery you may propund, but offhand I don't know whether this is true in limited-jurisdiction cases.

Several of the form interrogatories have sub-parts, but sub-parts are not allowed in special interrogatories (those drafted by the parties).