Rule 32 - Discovery
Rule 32.2.4 - Failure to Answer Interrogatories
Rule 32 – Discovery
Rule 32.2.4 – Failure to Answer Interrogatories
1. A failure to fully answer interrogatories shall be directed to the Court’s attention by filing a Motion for Enforcement of Discovery pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 61.01. Compliance with the Golden Rule, as set forth in Circuit Court Rule 33.5, must accompany such motion.
2. The Court may grant additional time for a party to answer interrogatories prior to the imposition of costs, attorney fees, and/or additional sanctions. If additional time is granted pursuant to a Motion for Enforcement of Discovery, the Court shall, in the same order, establish penalties to be imposed if the interrogatories are not answered within the time allowed. Such penalties may include costs and attorney fees for failure to answer interrogatories or for filing evasive answers, and other sanctions authorized by Supreme Court Rule 55.03 and 61.01.
3. All suggestions regarding the Motion for Enforcement of Discovery shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of Circuit Court Rule 33.5.1, whether or not the Motion for Enforcement of Discovery requests penalties. When the Court orders penalties upon its own motion, the Court order shall include a hearing date, to be scheduled prior to final imposition of the stated sanction(s), to allow the parties an opportunity to present evidence in support of and in opposition to the imposition of such penalties.
Adopted 8/18/17
Effective 9/15/17