What is the Time Limit for a Discovery Request
Full Question:
After I submit a "discovery request" to the District Attorney's office, how long do they have to return this information to me?
11/11/2007 |
Category: Courts |
State: California |
#12065
Answer:
The answer depends on the type of discovery request. The following is a CA statute:
2030.260. (a) Within 30 days after service of interrogatories, or
in unlawful detainer actions within five days after service of
interrogatories the party to whom the interrogatories are propounded
shall serve the original of the response to them on the propounding
party, unless on motion of the propounding party the court has
shortened the time for response, or unless on motion of the
responding party the court has extended the time for response. In
unlawful detainer actions, the party to whom the interrogatories are
propounded shall have five days from the date of service to respond
unless on motion of the propounding party the court has shortened the
time for response.
(b) The party to whom the interrogatories are propounded shall
also serve a copy of the response on all other parties who have
appeared in the action. On motion, with or without notice, the court
may relieve the party from this requirement on its determination
that service on all other parties would be unduly expensive or
burdensome.
2030.270. (a) The party propounding interrogatories and the
responding party may agree to extend the time for service of a
response to a set of interrogatories, or to particular
interrogatories in a set, to a date beyond that provided in Section
2030.260.
(b) This agreement may be informal, but it shall be confirmed in a
writing that specifies the extended date for service of a response.
(c) Unless this agreement expressly states otherwise, it is
effective to preserve to the responding party the right to respond to
any interrogatory to which the agreement applies in any manner
specified in Sections 2030.210, 2030.220, 2030.230, and 2030.240.