Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
Ca. Superior court
Does Plaintiff file ''Discovery'', Plaintiff's
''Discovery'', to the Court and then serve the Defendant. Or, does Plaintiff
just serve the Defendant?
4 Answers from Attorneys
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Discovery is initially served on opposing party only.
Re: Ca. Superior court
Discovery requests and responses are served on all parties, but are not filed with the court.
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As attorney Hoffman said, don't file discovery requests or responses with the court. You will need to retain the originals of discovery requests that you serve, for responses you serve the original responses except for the original proof of service which you keep. If you are up against an attorney, you should assume you will receive a response consisting mostly of objections. You will then need to file and serve a motion to compel further responses, including the required meet-and-confer correspondence, all within the statutory time limits. Read Rutter Group California Civil Procedure Before Trial for more essential info.