Volume 0016-Ch.04-Format of supplemental and further discovery-Rule 331

The California Rules of Court  relating to discovery are set forth  in California Rules of Court §§ 0331-0341. California Rules of Court Rule 331 provides
as follows:  

2004 California Rules of Court

Rule 331. Format of supplemental and further discovery

(a) [Supplemental interrogatories and responses, etc.] In each set of

(1) supplemental interrogatories,

(2) supplemental responses to interrogatories,

(3) amended answers to interrogatories, and

(4) further responses to interrogatories, inspection demands, and admission requests,

the following shall appear in the first paragraph immediately below the title of the case: the identity of the propounding, demanding, or requesting party, the identity of the responding party, the set number being propounded or responded to, and the nature of the paper.

(Subd (a) amended effective July 1, 1987; adopted effective January 1, 1984; previously amended effective January 1, 1986.)

(b) [Sequence of responses] Each supplemental or further response and each amended answer shall be identified by the same number or letter and be in the same sequence as the corresponding interrogatory, inspection demand, or admission request, but the text shall not be repeated.

(Subd (b) amended effective July 1, 1987; adopted effective January 1, 1984; previously amended effective January 1, 1986.)

Rule 331 amended effective January 1, 1987; adopted effective January 1, 1984; previously amended effective January 1, 1986.

Drafter's Notes

1983-Subdivision (a) is based on former rules 201(g)(1) and 501(f)(1); subdivision (b) is based on former rules 201(g)(2) and 501(f)(2).

1985-The council adopted an amendment to rule 331 to include requests for identification and production of documents or tangible things. This amendment will conform rule 331 to the format required by rule 335 for discovery motions and will promote uniform discovery documents.

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