0000036397 00000 n 0000006224 00000 n Interrogatories: The number of allowed interrogatories is 25, including sub-parts. 0000016088 00000 n . 0000014306 00000 n 0000003287 00000 n Identify each Smithfield subsidiary whose products are, directly or indirectly, marketed or sold inthe District of Columbia. See, e.g., id. A proper objection might include the following language: OBJECTION: This [interrogatory/admission/request for production] exceeds the amount of [interrogatories/admissions/requests for production] allowable pursuant to the TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. Without waiving any objections, SFD will use appropriate efforts to ensure all information is provided reasonably "concerning" or "relating to" a particular topic. The interviews were memorialized by notes and/or memoranda written by Antitrust Division attorneys and staff. Plaintiff objects to this document request to the extent that it calls for production of a privilege log for internal documents of Plaintiff. 189 0 obj <> endobj DOJ has alleged that the second cause of action accrued on December 8, 1999, and that SFD was in violation of the relevant statute from December 8, 1999, to January 12, 2001. Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 197 is clear that phrasing a contention interrogatory this way is objectionable, but the requesting party must ignore this rule. Electronic and Magnetic Data By setting forth such additional specific objections, Defendants do not, in any way, intend to limit or restrict General Objections. 7. If the Interrogatories are not answered within 30 days from the date of service, the judgment creditor may file a Motion to Compel Answers to Post Judgment . 1. Judith M. Kinney (DSB # 3643) Assistant United States Attorney 1201 Market Street, Suite 1100 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 573-6277, This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. Such materials contain the mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, and legal theories of the Government's attorneys in summarizing the Government's understanding of information obtained in the interview, for instance by the emphasis in memoranda of the specific issues of interest to the Division's legal analysis. On December 23, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court finalized its amendments to the discovery rules set forth in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. 3: Provide a summary of the expected testimony of each witness identified in response to Interrogatory No. San Antonio, TX 78230 4 regarding "document" or "documents" to the extent that it purports to impose obligations greater than those set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The witness would not have personal knowledge to be able to answer. Telephone: 512-501-4148 10. endstream endobj 334 0 obj <>stream General objections are a list of objections that some defense attorneys especially insurance defense attorneys like to include with their clients answers to interrogatories. A party served with interrogatories requesting copies of papers who objects to the furnishing thereof shall, in lieu of complying with the request, either state with specificity the reasons for noncompliance or invite the propounder to inspect and copy the papers at a designated time and place. Here are the most effective ones: In litigation, a party may discover any non-privileged matter relevant to its claim or defense. RESPONSE TO FORM INTERROGATORY NO. Tarrant County L.R. Corpus Christi, TX 78401 On direct examination, questions are limited to those that do not lead a witness. 0000002972 00000 n SFD objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they seek disclosure of proprietary and/or confidential business information of SFD. Thus, one question with two subparts could actually count as three interrogatories in both Level 1 and Level 2 cases. 0000006030 00000 n Interrogatories are a vital discovery tool used in civil litigation, including workers compensation, tort, and car accident cases. If the question being asked suggests what the answer should be, a leading objection is proper. Do not try to answer an interrogatory prematurely if more information is needed. Rule 197 - Interrogatories to Parties 197.1 Interrogatories. The specific deadline depends on the procedural rules of the court or agency where you filed an action. Plaintiff further objects to this instruction as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it seeks (a) documents in the possession, custody, or control of individuals, agencies, or entities other than the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and its present employees, principals, officials, agents, attorneys, economists, and consultants either assigned to or reviewing this case, (b) documents and answers to interrogatories previously produced by Defendant to Plaintiff in the course of Plaintiff's civil investigation of Dentsply's distribution and marketing of artificial teeth, all transcripts of depositions of employees and former employees of Defendant, all correspondence between the Plaintiff and Defendant, all other information provided by Defendant to Plaintiff, and all information produced by Plaintiff to Defendant in response to discovery requests of Defendant, and (c) documents in possession, custody, or control of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and its present officers, employees, principals, officials, agents, attorneys, and consultants to which the attorney work product doctrine, governmental deliberative process privilege, attorney-client privilege, or any other lawful privilege is applicable. Plaintiff will produce responsive, non-privileged documents in the order or arrangement in which they are maintained within the principal investigatory and case files. 0000002168 00000 n 2. endstream endobj 332 0 obj <>stream If an interrogatory's only possible purpose is to harass you, or if your answer will result in unjust annoyance or embarrassment, you can object. Dec 18, 2016. Here is a list of some of the most common reasons: Another objection that may be used is non-responsive. As opposed to an objection based on form, this is an objection to the witness response. Describe all policies or procedures by which Smithfield subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, access funds from all debt instruments to which Smithfield is a signatory. Interrogatories. 0000000016 00000 n State courts in Virginia followthe same rules. 0 At The Bassett Firm, we provide peace of mind. The attorney simply makes an objection and then the deposition continues on, preserving the objection for the Court to rule on later. 4. 0000002146 00000 n 0000036162 00000 n In addition, such materials often summarize the reasons the Division conducted the interview, characterize the importance of the information learned in the interview, draw inferences based on that information, describe the author's impressions concerning the cooperativeness, credibility, or knowledge of the interviewee, and/or identify potential areas of further inquiry. Discovery battles are time-consuming and annoy judges. Depending on the type of action youve brought, you may be able to limit your answer to state whether you have any felony convictions or convictions involving moral turpitude (lying, cheating, or stealing). (yvrXJ2TYBFW/1U>YS)YQmKg{1f.uMa7ebi$x!=-6^-N7{BAE!MC@\ 7t!M` pzTx|}j3%Db#7cxbxFhn0EnO;>E"Ff|"WH}Wg kg'fM dmU@~hRT x startxref Fax: 469-283-1787 Identify all persons who have been signatories on each bank account maintained in the name of any Smithfield subsidiary. Furthermore, Defendant has access to the addresses and/or telephone numbers of those persons listed on Plaintiff's Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures and can seek information by addressing formal or informal discovery directly from those entities. Telephone: 713-255-4422 Civil procedure rules limit the number of interrogatories a party can serve. 6=290`5LnmK*WB. 0000038535 00000 n There are strict time limits for filing objections and responses to interrogatories and other forms of discovery. 0000000736 00000 n %PDF-1.6 % SFD's general objections are applicable to, and included in, SFD's specific objections and answers set forth below. You must raise objections to interrogatories within a specific period, or you waive them. Responding Party objects to this request as it calls for information that is confidential and privileged from disclosure pursuant to the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work product doctrine. There are two types of witnesses expert witnesses and lay witnesses. What Happens if I Dont State an Objection? You can find the general objections listed before the other partys responses to specific interrogatories, along with a statement that these objections apply to all answers. San Antonio, TX 78230 How to present a losing objection: Make it a lead-off "general objection." Object to anything that is not relevant to the "subject matter" (no longer the standard) or not likely to lead to admissible evidence (no longer the standard). This was well after the alleged causes of action accrued and after the time DOJ alleged SFD was in violation of the relevant statute. Plaintiff objects to Instruction No. 1. 0000007286 00000 n If you object to an interrogatory on the ground that it is too expensive to respond, there are things you can do to make it more likely the court will accept your position. 0000006633 00000 n 0000001444 00000 n 0000004303 00000 n When you visit our office, a member of our staff will sit down with you to review the interrogatories and to . All documents reflecting any statement of a third party to the DOJ and signed and/or adopted, formally or informally, by those third parties. Therefore, there are no "third part[ies]" as that term is defined. The U.S. Constitutions 5th Amendment gives you protection against self-incrimination. 60 0 obj<>stream These Objections and Responses to Interrogatories are by a defendant in a single plaintiff employment discrimination case. The court may sanction you, assessing a fine and court costs. Seeks Admission of Hearsay Still, the objection may slow some creditors. %%EOF Responding Party objects to this request as it is not full and complete in and of itself as required by C.C.P. E-mail: info@silblawfirm.com, Fort Worth Office For example, you should raise this objection if the answers are publicly available or in a third-partys custody or control. Houston Office Vagueness, Lacks Specificity, or Ambiguity of Request Plaintiff will use the definitions of these terms found in Objections 3-4 in responding to this request. 2. 0000004682 00000 n Republic also objects to this interrogatory to the extent it calls for information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work-product doctrine, and other privileges provided by Texas law and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 0000007817 00000 n The other party must force answers to your interrogatories. 340 0 obj <>stream Secure .gov websites use HTTPS According to the revised Rule 190.2, litigants can make only a limited number of requests for interrogatories, production, and admission, depending on the level of discovery in the case. Subject to and notwithstanding this objection, in responding to these discovery requests, Plaintiff will treat the term "third party," as extending to all individuals and entities, not named as parties to this lawsuit, listed on Plaintiff's Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures. Toll-Free :800-310-9769 Main Phone Number :214-219-9900 Fax Number :214-219-9456. 0000006404 00000 n But the same interrogatory without a time restriction is objectionable. 9 Identify (name, address and telephone number) all persons employed by . R. Civ. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d). Telephone: 214-307-2840 specific objections to belowthe Interrogatories. INTERROGATORY #2 What is your Social Security Number or Federal Employer Identification Number? o})Lle,S]&s*giBi $^gr@,4O\UDiaDr'Y{ :U8b nzL1$[ t.7crYo{W8j%X{OBp !gRqJ*J#/&CaXI;:X#84( Users of this website should not take any actions or refrain from taking any actions based upon content or information on this website. endstream endobj 333 0 obj <>stream 2016)). If you raise this objection, you must prepare a privilege log and provide it to the other party. Telephone: 817-953-8826 There are two reasons to object to an interrogatory. Fort Worth, TX 76102 0000034055 00000 n Moreover, Plaintiff does not waive its right to amend its responses. Second, you might want to object to avoid answering a tough question that harms your case. Civil Investigative Demand Number 13009 was not an investigation, it was a document request. While this article will focus on spe cific objections, the procedure in responding to discovery is important. Read court documents, court records online and search Trellis.law comprehensive legal database for any state court documents. Plaintiff's investigation and development of all facts and circumstances relating to this action is ongoing. endstream endobj 327 0 obj <>stream . Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Plaintiff, by and through its attorneys, and pursuant to Rules 33 and 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court, responds and objects to Defendant Dentsply International, Inc.'s ("Dentsply") Second Request for Documents and First Set of Interrogatories as follows: 1. startxref Your answer should include, and separately identify, all persons with authority to direct that any payment from any such bank account be made on behalf of any such Smithfield subsidiary. Telephone: 409-240-9766 Plaintiff's Objections, Answers, and responses to Defendant's Interrogatories and Request for Production September 02, 2020. Fax: 817-231-7294 0000017752 00000 n Describe any changes made in the policies, procedures or practices of any Smithfield subsidiary relating to corporate sales, marketing programs, transportation, logistics and information technology as a result of any actions by, or at the direction of, Joseph W. Luter, IV in his capacityas head of what you described in a October 19, 2001 press release as "a major new corporate initiative to invoke a closer relationship between the operating subsidiaries to maximize the available synergies within the Smithfield Foods family of companies.". 0000001156 00000 n Publicly available documents including, but not limited to, newspaper clippings, court papers, and documents available on the Internet, will not be produced. SFD objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they seek disclosure of information protected under the attorney-client privilege, the work-product doctrine, or any other applicable privilege or immunity. P . Plaintiff will make available for inspection at Plaintiff's offices responsive documents. Understanding the level of the case is vital in order to avoid exceeding the number of interrogatories, requests for production, or admissions allowed by a litigant. To the extent an interrogatory relates to the Smithfield Companies, such interrogatory seeks information that is irrelevant and is overly broad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in determining whether or not SFD is amenable to jurisdiction in this district. %PDF-1.4 % Rule 34 Further, SFD objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they relate to Smithfield Companies, which was acquired by SFD on July 31, 2002, after the alleged causes of action accrued and after the periods DOJ alleged SFD was in violation of the relevant statute. Therefore, to the extent an interrogatory relates to companies other than Packing, Gwaltney, Smithfield Companies and their subsidiaries or SFD, such interrogatory seeks information that is irrelevant and such interrogatory is overly broad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in determining whether or not SFD is amenable to jurisdiction in this district. Compound (ROG) Defendant objects to this interrogatory as it contains subparts, or a compound, conjunctive, or disjunctive question in violation of Texas Rules of Civil Procedure . A request for such a log is unreasonable and unduly burdensome in light of the work product doctrine and other privileges protecting such internal documents from discovery. Telephone: 512-501-4148 Interview memoranda of the Antitrust Division, however, and notes of such interviews are protected from discovery by the work product doctrine. 319 0 obj <> endobj Therefore, Interrogatories requesting information regarding conduct or circumstances prior to January 1, 1997, or after January 31, 2001, seek information that is irrelevant and such Interrogatories are overly broad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in determining whether or not SFD is amenable to jurisdiction in this district. at *3 ("[W]hen a party objects to discovery but nonetheless answers 'subject to' the objection, the objection will be deemed waived."); 0 d A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Gone are the situations when one party could seemingly harass the other party with impunity by serving dozens of irrelevant and burdensome written questions during the discovery process. That response must either grant permission to. P.26(c). 0000003662 00000 n Official websites use .gov 0000007315 00000 n 0000002727 00000 n endstream endobj 330 0 obj <>stream Interrogatories (also known as requests for further information) are a formal set of written questions propounded by one litigant and required to be answered by an adversary, in order to clarify matters of fact and help to determine in advance what facts will be presented at any trial in the case. 9. An interrogatory is objectionable if it contains subparts or compound, conjunctive, or disjunctive questions. 13009 issued to Dentsply by the DOJ in connection with its antitrust investigation of Dentsply prior to the filing of its complaint on January 5, 1999," that definition gives no greater meaning to the phrase "CID investigation," unless it is intended to limit the interrogatory to those individuals and entities interviewed by Plaintiff pursuant to Civil Investigative Demand Number 13009. S., Ste. 200D To the extent any of Defendant's document requests or its interrogatory seek documents or answers that include expert material, including but not limited to survey materials, Plaintiff objects to any such requests and interrogatory as premature and expressly reserves the right to supplement, clarify, revise, or correct any or all responses to such requests, and to assert additional objections or privileges, in one or more subsequent supplemental response(s) in accordance with the time period for exchanging expert reports set by the Court. 7. 0000004121 00000 n interrogatory to "describe briefly" Plaintiff's refund calculation. The following sentence is added to the end of Rule 193.4(b): "A party need not request a ruling on that party's own objection or assertion of privilege to preserve the objection or privilege." 3. 6. Persons with Knowledge of Relevant Facts Describe all accounts in your financial cost accounting system that reflect each type of intercompany transfer from Smithfield subsidiaries to Smithfield identified in your answer to Interrogatory No. Objection to Interrogatories in Texas psilberman August 30, 2021 The focus of this series is the various issues which cause objections during the discovery process, outlined below: Introduction Permissibility of Discovery Tool Number of Interrogatories Outside the Scope of Discovery Lacks Specific Description within Request 0000005618 00000 n trailer<<1a04de2f15c59ddb12f61be11564f689>]>> startxref 0 %%EOF 146 0 obj <>/Outlines 38 0 R/Pages 144 0 R/StructTreeRoot 63 0 R/Type/Catalog/Metadata 143 0 R>> endobj 166 0 obj <. fCE@pl!j 0000003211 00000 n 0000000833 00000 n Fax: 817-231-7294 xb```f`` |@1X t+]HX7r-=rL * ) 3XZ${KKo& 0000004554 00000 n Copies of certain materials, including internal memoranda to which documents obtained from outside parties may have been attached, are circulated to and may be maintained in files kept in Antitrust Division files other than the principal investigatory and case files. Information Equally Available to the Other Party 0000000914 00000 n 2.The contention interrogatory must explicitly seek facts and not contentions or legal theories or analyses. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. An interrogatory asking for a legal conclusion is allowed. Some photos, graphics, and other materials used on this website are copyrighted and used with permission or licensed for use on this website, but may not be copied and distributed without the copyright holders permission. Such a reading here demonstrates the problems with the use of this undefined term. 0000003655 00000 n 804-251-1620 or 757-810-5614 [emailprotected]. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Telephone: 817-953-8826 Interview memoranda of the Antitrust Division, however, notes of such interviews, and attorney and staff recollections of such interviews are protected from discovery by the work product doctrine. Responding party is not relieved of their obligations because they believe propounding party has the documents. at 713-775-3050 or contact us online today to . {u-,gVP#'{W@=Q6o""u7l!R;_WC[eTb0aa,KQbZS#vuJ#n,Gz^rDGZg^W~nKp4Kd8 0000058592 00000 n All information provided on Silblawfirm.com (hereinafter "website") is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended to be used for legal advice. All documents reflecting any verbatim statement of a third party. Telephone: 214-307-2840 0000043729 00000 n Keep reading to learn more about answering interrogatories and what objections you can use to increase or preserve your cases value and protect your privacy. You waive any objection to written discovery if you fail to state it in time. Nor have such notes and/or memoranda of interviews been seen by anyone other than case staff and other attorneys and staff of Plaintiff assisting with or reviewing the investigation. The interviews were memorialized by notes and/or memoranda written by Antitrust Division attorneys and staff. Sometimes its better to avoid the fight if it will not impact the cases outcome or cost you goodwill with the judge. R. CIV. In the first sentence of Rule 193.3(b), the word "to" is deleted. Analyze both routes and the impact your choice will have on the ultimate goal: winning your case and getting more money for your losses. In Texas state court, there are three objections that can be used in depositions. Procedure. Personal, Constitutional or Property Rights To the extent that "during" is intended to mean "at the time of," Plaintiff objects to this definition as overbroad because it would call for materials unrelated to this action. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d). 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