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2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.500.

2029.500. Titles 3 (commencing with Section 1985) and 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4, and any other law or court rule of this state governing a deposition, a production of documents or other tangible items, or an inspection of premises, including any law or court rule governing payment of court costs or sanctions, apply to discovery under this article.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.600.

2029.600. (a) If a dispute arises relating to discovery under this article, any request for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify a subpoena, or for other relief may be filed in the superior court in the county in which discovery is to be conducted and, if so filed, shall comply with the applicable rules or statutes of this state.
(b) A request for relief pursuant to this section shall be referred to as a petition notwithstanding any statute under which a request for the same relief would be referred to as a motion or by another term if it was brought in a proceeding pending in this state.
(c) A petition for relief pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a civil case cover sheet.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.610.

2029.610. (a) On filing a petition under Section 2029.600, a petitioner who is a party to the out-of-state proceeding shall pay a first appearance fee as specified in Section 70611 of the Government Code. A petitioner who is not a party to the out-of-state proceeding shall pay the fee specified in subdivision (c) of Section 70626 of the Government Code.
(b) The court in which the petition is filed shall assign it a case number.
(c) On responding to a petition under Section 2029.600, a party to the out-of-state proceeding shall pay a first appearance fee as specified in Section 70612 of the Government Code. A person who is not a party to the out-of-state proceeding may file a response without paying a fee.
(d) Any petition, response, or other document filed under this section shall satisfy all of the following conditions:
(1) It shall bear the caption and case number of the out-of-state case to which it relates.
(2) The first page shall state the name of the court in which the document is filed.
(3) The first page shall state the case number assigned by the court under subdivision (b).
(4) The first page shall state whether or not the person filing the document is a party to the out-of-state case.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 308, Sec. 4. (SB 647) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.620.

2029.620. (a) If a petition has been filed under Section 2029.600 and another dispute later arises relating to discovery being conducted in the same county for purposes of the same out-of-state proceeding, the deponent or other disputant may file a petition for appropriate relief in the same superior court as the previous petition.
(b) The first page of the petition shall clearly indicate that it is not the first petition filed in that court that relates to the out-of-state case.
(c) (1) If the petitioner in the new dispute is a party to the out-of-state case who previously paid a first appearance fee under this article, the petitioner shall pay a motion fee as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 70617 of the Government Code. If the petitioner in the new dispute is a party to the out-of-state case but has not previously paid a first appearance fee under this article, the petitioner shall pay a first appearance fee as specified in Section 70611 of the Government Code.
(2) If the petitioner in the new dispute is not a party to the out-of-state case, the petitioner shall pay the fee specified in subdivision (c) of Section 70626 of the Government Code, unless the petitioner previously paid that fee. If the petitioner previously paid the fee specified in subdivision (c) of Section 70626 of the Government Code, the petitioner shall pay a motion fee as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 70617 of the Government Code.
(d) If a person responding to the new petition is not a party to the out-of-state case, or is a party who previously paid a first appearance fee under this article, that person does not have to pay a fee for responding. If a person responding to the new petition is a party to the out-of-state case but has not previously paid a first appearance fee under this article, that person shall pay a first appearance fee as specified in Section 70612 of the Government Code.
(e) Any petition, response, or other document filed under this section shall satisfy all of the following conditions:
(1) It shall bear the caption and case number of the out-of-state case to which it relates.
(2) The first page shall state the name of the court in which the document is filed.
(3) The first page shall state the same case number that the court assigned to the first petition relating to the out-of-state case.
(4) The first page shall state whether or not the person filing the document is a party to the out-of-state case.
(f) A petition for relief pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a civil case cover sheet.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 308, Sec. 5. (SB 647) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.630.

2029.630. A petition under Section 2029.600 or Section 2029.620 is subject to the requirements of Section 1005 relating to notice and to filing and service of papers.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.640.

2029.640. If a party to a proceeding pending in a foreign jurisdiction seeks discovery from a witness in this state by properly issued notice or by agreement, it is not necessary for that party to obtain a subpoena under this article to be able to seek relief under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620. The deponent or any other party may also seek relief under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620 in those circumstances, regardless of whether the deponent was subpoenaed under this article.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.650.

2029.650. (a) If a superior court issues an order granting, denying, or otherwise resolving a petition under Section 2029.600 or 2029.620, a person aggrieved by the order may petition the appropriate court of appeal for an extraordinary writ. No order or other action of a court under this article is appealable in this state.
(b) Pending its decision on the writ petition, the court of appeal may stay the order of the superior court, the discovery that is the subject of that order, or both.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.700.

2029.700. (a) Sections 2029.100, 2029.200, 2029.300, 2029.400, 2029.500, 2029.600, 2029.800, 2029.900, and this section, collectively, constitute and may be referred to as the “California version of the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.”
(b) In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact it.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.800.

2029.800. This article applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on or after the operative date of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 12 - Discovery in Action Pending Outside California › ARTICLE 1 - Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act › Section 2029.900.

2029.900. Section 2029.390 is operative on January 1, 2009. The remainder of this article is operative on January 1, 2010.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.010.

2030.010. (a) Any party may obtain discovery within the scope delimited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2017.010), and subject to the restrictions set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2019.010), by propounding to any other party to the action written interrogatories to be answered under oath.
(b) An interrogatory may relate to whether another party is making a certain contention, or to the facts, witnesses, and writings on which a contention is based. An interrogatory is not objectionable because an answer to it involves an opinion or contention that relates to fact or the application of law to fact, or would be based on information obtained or legal theories developed in anticipation of litigation or in preparation for trial.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 42. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.020.

2030.020. (a) A defendant may propound interrogatories to a party to the action without leave of court at any time.
(b) A plaintiff may propound interrogatories to a party without leave of court at any time that is 10 days after the service of the summons on, or appearance by, that party, whichever occurs first.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), in an unlawful detainer action or other proceeding under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3, a plaintiff may propound interrogatories to a party without leave of court at any time that is five days after service of the summons on, or appearance by, that party, whichever occurs first.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c), on motion with or without notice, the court, for good cause shown, may grant leave to a plaintiff to propound interrogatories at an earlier time.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 113, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.030.

2030.030. (a) A party may propound to another party either or both of the following:
(1) Thirty-five specially prepared interrogatories that are relevant to the subject matter of the pending action.
(2) Any additional number of official form interrogatories, as described in Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 2033.710), that are relevant to the subject matter of the pending action.
(b) Except as provided in Section 2030.070, no party shall, as a matter of right, propound to any other party more than 35 specially prepared interrogatories. If the initial set of interrogatories does not exhaust this limit, the balance may be propounded in subsequent sets.
(c) Unless a declaration as described in Section 2030.050 has been made, a party need only respond to the first 35 specially prepared interrogatories served, if that party states an objection to the balance, under Section 2030.240, on the ground that the limit has been exceeded.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.040.

2030.040. (a) Subject to the right of the responding party to seek a protective order under Section 2030.090, any party who attaches a supporting declaration as described in Section 2030.050 may propound a greater number of specially prepared interrogatories to another party if this greater number is warranted because of any of the following:
(1) The complexity or the quantity of the existing and potential issues in the particular case.
(2) The financial burden on a party entailed in conducting the discovery by oral deposition.
(3) The expedience of using this method of discovery to provide to the responding party the opportunity to conduct an inquiry, investigation, or search of files or records to supply the information sought.
(b) If the responding party seeks a protective order on the ground that the number of specially prepared interrogatories is unwarranted, the propounding party shall have the burden of justifying the number of these interrogatories.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.050.

2030.050. Any party who is propounding or has propounded more than 35 specially prepared interrogatories to any other party shall attach to each set of those interrogatories a declaration containing substantially the following:
DECLARATION FOR ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY
I, __________, declare:
1. I am (a party to this action or proceeding appearing in propria persona) (presently the attorney for __________, a party to this action or proceeding).
2. I am propounding to __________ the attached set of interrogatories.
3. This set of interrogatories will cause the total number of specially prepared interrogatories propounded to the party to whom they are directed to exceed the number of specially prepared interrogatories permitted by Section 2030.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
4. I have previously propounded a total of __________ interrogatories to this party, of which __________ interrogatories were not official form interrogatories.
5. This set of interrogatories contains a total of __________ specially prepared interrogatories.
6. I am familiar with the issues and the previous discovery conducted by all of the parties in the case.
7. I have personally examined each of the questions in this set of interrogatories.
8. This number of questions is warranted under Section 2030.040 of the Code of Civil Procedure because __________. (Here state each factor described in Section 2030.040 that is relied on, as well as the reasons why any factor relied on is applicable to the instant lawsuit.)
9. None of the questions in this set of interrogatories is being propounded for any improper purpose, such as to harass the party, or the attorney for the party, to whom it is directed, or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of California that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed on __________.
_____ (Signature) _____
Attorney for
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.060.

2030.060. (a) A party propounding interrogatories shall number each set of interrogatories consecutively.
(b) In the first paragraph immediately below the title of the case, there shall appear the identity of the propounding party, the set number, and the identity of the responding party.
(c) Each interrogatory in a set shall be separately set forth and identified by number or letter.
(d) Each interrogatory shall be full and complete in and of itself. No preface or instruction shall be included with a set of interrogatories unless it has been approved under Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 2033.710).
(e) Any term specially defined in a set of interrogatories shall be typed with all letters capitalized wherever that term appears.
(f) No specially prepared interrogatory shall contain subparts, or a compound, conjunctive, or disjunctive question.
(g) An interrogatory may not be made a continuing one so as to impose on the party responding to it a duty to supplement an answer to it that was initially correct and complete with later acquired information.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.070.

2030.070. (a) In addition to the number of interrogatories permitted by Sections 2030.030 and 2030.040, a party may propound a supplemental interrogatory to elicit any later acquired information bearing on all answers previously made by any party in response to interrogatories.
(b) A party may propound a supplemental interrogatory twice before the initial setting of a trial date, and, subject to the time limits on discovery proceedings and motions provided in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2024.010), once after the initial setting of a trial date.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), on motion, for good cause shown, the court may grant leave to a party to propound an additional number of supplemental interrogatories.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.080.

2030.080. (a) The party propounding interrogatories shall serve a copy of them on the party to whom the interrogatories are directed.
(b) The propounding party shall also serve a copy of the interrogatories 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.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 1 - Propounding Interrogatories › Section 2030.090.

2030.090. (a) When interrogatories have been propounded, the responding party, and any other party or affected natural person or organization may promptly move for a protective order. This motion shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040.
(b) The court, for good cause shown, may make any order that justice requires to protect any party or other natural person or organization from unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment, or oppression, or undue burden and expense. This protective order may include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following directions:
(1) That the set of interrogatories, or particular interrogatories in the set, need not be answered.
(2) That, contrary to the representations made in a declaration submitted under Section 2030.050, the number of specially prepared interrogatories is unwarranted.
(3) That the time specified in Section 2030.260 to respond to the set of interrogatories, or to particular interrogatories in the set, be extended.
(4) That the response be made only on specified terms and conditions.
(5) That the method of discovery be an oral deposition instead of interrogatories to a party.
(6) That a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information not be disclosed or be disclosed only in a certain way.
(7) That some or all of the answers to interrogatories be sealed and thereafter opened only on order of the court.
(c) If the motion for a protective order is denied in whole or in part, the court may order that the party provide or permit the discovery against which protection was sought on terms and conditions that are just.
(d) The court shall impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion for a protective order under this section, unless it finds that the one subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.210.

2030.210. (a) The party to whom interrogatories have been propounded shall respond in writing under oath separately to each interrogatory by any of the following:
(1) An answer containing the information sought to be discovered.
(2) An exercise of the party’s option to produce writings.
(3) An objection to the particular interrogatory.
(b) In the first paragraph of the response immediately below the title of the case, there shall appear the identity of the responding party, the set number, and the identity of the propounding party.
(c) Each answer, exercise of option, or objection in the response shall bear the same identifying number or letter and be in the same sequence as the corresponding interrogatory. The text of that interrogatory need not be repeated, except as provided in paragraph (6) of subdivision (d).
(d) In order to facilitate the discovery process:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (5), upon request by the responding party, the propounding party shall provide the interrogatories in an electronic format to the responding party within three court days of the request.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (5), upon request by the propounding party after receipt of the responses to the interrogatories, the responding party shall provide the responses in an electronic format to the propounding party within three court days of the request.
(3) A party may provide the interrogatories or responses to the interrogatories requested pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) in any format agreed upon by the parties. If the parties are unable to agree on a format, the interrogatories or responses to interrogatories shall be provided in plain text format.
(4) A party may transmit the interrogatories or responses to the interrogatories requested pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) by any method agreed upon by the parties. If the parties are unable to agree on a method of transmission, the interrogatories or responses to interrogatories shall be transmitted by electronic mail to an email address provided by the requesting party.
(5) If the interrogatories or responses to interrogatories were not created in an electronic format, a party is not required to create the interrogatories or response to interrogatories in an electronic format for the purpose of transmission to the requesting party.
(6) A responding party who has requested and received the interrogatories in an electronic format pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the text of the interrogatory immediately preceding the response.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 190, Sec. 1. (AB 1349) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.220.

2030.220. (a) Each answer in a response to interrogatories shall be as complete and straightforward as the information reasonably available to the responding party permits.
(b) If an interrogatory cannot be answered completely, it shall be answered to the extent possible.
(c) If the responding party does not have personal knowledge sufficient to respond fully to an interrogatory, that party shall so state, but shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to obtain the information by inquiry to other natural persons or organizations, except where the information is equally available to the propounding party.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.230.

2030.230. If the answer to an interrogatory would necessitate the preparation or the making of a compilation, abstract, audit, or summary of or from the documents of the party to whom the interrogatory is directed, and if the burden or expense of preparing or making it would be substantially the same for the party propounding the interrogatory as for the responding party, it is a sufficient answer to that interrogatory to refer to this section and to specify the writings from which the answer may be derived or ascertained. This specification shall be in sufficient detail to permit the propounding party to locate and to identify, as readily as the responding party can, the documents from which the answer may be ascertained. The responding party shall then afford to the propounding party a reasonable opportunity to examine, audit, or inspect these documents and to make copies, compilations, abstracts, or summaries of them.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.240.

2030.240. (a) If only a part of an interrogatory is objectionable, the remainder of the interrogatory shall be answered.
(b) If an objection is made to an interrogatory or to a part of an interrogatory, the specific ground for the objection shall be set forth clearly in the response. If an objection is based on a claim of privilege, the particular privilege invoked shall be clearly stated. If an objection is based on a claim that the information sought is protected work product under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2018.010), that claim shall be expressly asserted.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.250.

2030.250. (a) The party to whom the interrogatories are directed shall sign the response under oath unless the response contains only objections.
(b) If that party is a public or private corporation, or a partnership, association, or governmental agency, one of its officers or agents shall sign the response under oath on behalf of that party. If the officer or agent signing the response on behalf of that party is an attorney acting in that capacity for the party, that party waives any lawyer-client privilege and any protection for work product under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2018.010) during any subsequent discovery from that attorney concerning the identity of the sources of the information contained in the response.
(c) The attorney for the responding party shall sign any responses that contain an objection.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.260.

2030.260. (a) Within 30 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.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in an unlawful detainer action or other proceeding under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3, 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, or unless on motion of the responding party the court has extended the time for response.
(c) 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 113, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.270.

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.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.280.

2030.280. (a) The interrogatories and the response thereto shall not be filed with the court.
(b) The propounding party shall retain both the original of the interrogatories, with the original proof of service affixed to them, and the original of the sworn response until six months after final disposition of the action. At that time, both originals may be destroyed, unless the court on motion of any party and for good cause shown orders that the originals be preserved for a longer period.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.290.

2030.290. If a party to whom interrogatories are directed fails to serve a timely response, the following rules apply:
(a) The party to whom the interrogatories are directed waives any right to exercise the option to produce writings under Section 2030.230, as well as any objection to the interrogatories, including one based on privilege or on the protection for work product under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2018.010). The court, on motion, may relieve that party from this waiver on its determination that both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The party has subsequently served a response that is in substantial compliance with Sections 2030.210, 2030.220, 2030.230, and 2030.240.
(2) The party’s failure to serve a timely response was the result of mistake, inadvertence, or excusable neglect.
(b) The party propounding the interrogatories may move for an order compelling response to the interrogatories.
(c) The court shall impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to compel a response to interrogatories, unless it finds that the one subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust. If a party then fails to obey an order compelling answers, the court may make those orders that are just, including the imposition of an issue sanction, an evidence sanction, or a terminating sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010). In lieu of or in addition to that sanction, the court may impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010).
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.300.

2030.300. (a) On receipt of a response to interrogatories, the propounding party may move for an order compelling a further response if the propounding party deems that any of the following apply:
(1) An answer to a particular interrogatory is evasive or incomplete.
(2) An exercise of the option to produce documents under Section 2030.230 is unwarranted or the required specification of those documents is inadequate.
(3) An objection to an interrogatory is without merit or too general.
(b) (1) A motion under subdivision (a) shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040.
(2) In lieu of a separate statement required under the California Rules of Court, the court may allow the moving party to submit a concise outline of the discovery request and each response in dispute.
(c) Unless notice of this motion is given within 45 days of the service of the verified response, or any supplemental verified response, or on or before any specific later date to which the propounding party and the responding party have agreed in writing, the propounding party waives any right to compel a further response to the interrogatories.
(d) The court shall impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to compel a further response to interrogatories, unless it finds that the one subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust.
(e) If a party then fails to obey an order compelling further response to interrogatories, the court may make those orders that are just, including the imposition of an issue sanction, an evidence sanction, or a terminating sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010). In lieu of, or in addition to, that sanction, the court may impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010).
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 317, Sec. 3. (AB 2230) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2020, pursuant to Sec. 6, Stats. 2018, Ch. 317.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 2 - Response to Interrogatories › Section 2030.310.

2030.310. (a) Without leave of court, a party may serve an amended answer to any interrogatory that contains information subsequently discovered, inadvertently omitted, or mistakenly stated in the initial interrogatory. At the trial of the action, the propounding party or any other party may use the initial answer under Section 2030.410, and the responding party may then use the amended answer.
(b) The party who propounded an interrogatory to which an amended answer has been served may move for an order that the initial answer to that interrogatory be deemed binding on the responding party for the purpose of the pending action. This motion shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040.
(c) The court shall grant a motion under subdivision (b) if it determines that all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The initial failure of the responding party to answer the interrogatory correctly has substantially prejudiced the party who propounded the interrogatory.
(2) The responding party has failed to show substantial justification for the initial answer to that interrogatory.
(3) The prejudice to the propounding party cannot be cured either by a continuance to permit further discovery or by the use of the initial answer under Section 2030.410.
(d) The court shall impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to deem binding an initial answer to an interrogatory, unless it finds that the one subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 13 - Written Interrogatories › ARTICLE 3 - Use of Interrogatory Answer › Section 2030.410.

2030.410. At the trial or any other hearing in the action, so far as admissible under the rules of evidence, the propounding party or any party other than the responding party may use any answer or part of an answer to an interrogatory only against the responding party. It is not ground for objection to the use of an answer to an interrogatory that the responding party is available to testify, has testified, or will testify at the trial or other hearing.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 14 - Inspection, Copying, Testing, Sampling, and Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information, Tangible Things, Land, and Other Property › ARTICLE 1 - Inspection Demand › Section 2031.010.

2031.010. (a) Any party may obtain discovery within the scope delimited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2017.010), and subject to the restrictions set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2019.010), by inspecting, copying, testing, or sampling documents, tangible things, land or other property, and electronically stored information in the possession, custody, or control of any other party to the action.
(b) A party may demand that any other party produce and permit the party making the demand, or someone acting on the demanding party’s behalf, to inspect and to copy a document that is in the possession, custody, or control of the party on whom the demand is made.
(c) A party may demand that any other party produce and permit the party making the demand, or someone acting on the demanding party’s behalf, to inspect and to photograph, test, or sample any tangible things that are in the possession, custody, or control of the party on whom the demand is made.
(d) A party may demand that any other party allow the party making the demand, or someone acting on the demanding party’s behalf, to enter on any land or other property that is in the possession, custody, or control of the party on whom the demand is made, and to inspect and to measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the land or other property, or any designated object or operation on it.
(e) A party may demand that any other party produce and permit the party making the demand, or someone acting on the demanding party’s behalf, to inspect, copy, test, or sample electronically stored information in the possession, custody, or control of the party on whom demand is made.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 42. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 14 - Inspection, Copying, Testing, Sampling, and Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information, Tangible Things, Land, and Other Property › ARTICLE 1 - Inspection Demand › Section 2031.020.

2031.020. (a) A defendant may make a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling without leave of court at any time.
(b) A plaintiff may make a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling without leave of court at any time that is 10 days after the service of the summons on, or appearance by, the party to whom the demand is directed, whichever occurs first.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), in an unlawful detainer action or other proceeding under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3, a plaintiff may make a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling without leave of court at any time that is five days after service of the summons on, or appearance by, the party to whom the demand is directed, whichever occurs first.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c), on motion with or without notice, the court, for good cause shown, may grant leave to a plaintiff to make a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling at an earlier time.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 5, Sec. 5. Effective June 29, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 14 - Inspection, Copying, Testing, Sampling, and Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information, Tangible Things, Land, and Other Property › ARTICLE 1 - Inspection Demand › Section 2031.030.

2031.030. (a) (1) A party demanding inspection, copying, testing, or sampling shall number each set of demands consecutively.
(2) A party demanding inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of electronically stored information may specify the form or forms in which each type of electronically stored information is to be produced.
(b) In the first paragraph immediately below the title of the case, there shall appear the identity of the demanding party, the set number, and the identity of the responding party.
(c) Each demand in a set shall be separately set forth, identified by number or letter, and shall do all of the following:
(1) Designate the documents, tangible things, land or other property, or electronically stored information to be inspected, copied, tested, or sampled either by specifically describing each individual item or by reasonably particularizing each category of item.
(2) Specify a reasonable time for the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling that is at least 30 days after service of the demand, unless the court for good cause shown has granted leave to specify an earlier date. In an unlawful detainer action or other proceeding under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3, the demand shall specify a reasonable time for the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling that is at least five days after service of the demand, unless the court, for good cause shown, has granted leave to specify an earlier date.
(3) Specify a reasonable place for making the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, and performing any related activity.
(4) Specify any inspection, copying, testing, sampling, or related activity that is being demanded, as well as the manner in which that activity will be performed, and whether that activity will permanently alter or destroy the item involved.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 5, Sec. 6. Effective June 29, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 14 - Inspection, Copying, Testing, Sampling, and Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information, Tangible Things, Land, and Other Property › ARTICLE 1 - Inspection Demand › Section 2031.040.

2031.040. The party making a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling shall serve a copy of the demand on the party to whom it is directed and on all other parties who have appeared in the action.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 5, Sec. 7. Effective June 29, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Code of Civil Procedure - CCP › PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › TITLE 4 - CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT › CHAPTER 14 - Inspection, Copying, Testing, Sampling, and Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information, Tangible Things, Land, and Other Property › ARTICLE 1 - Inspection Demand › Section 2031.050.

2031.050. (a) In addition to the demands for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling permitted by this chapter, a party may propound a supplemental demand to inspect, copy, test, or sample any later acquired or discovered documents, tangible things, land or other property, or electronically stored information in the possession, custody, or control of the party on whom the demand is made.
(b) A party may propound a supplemental demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling twice before the initial setting of a trial date, and, subject to the time limits on discovery proceedings and motions provided in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2024.010), once after the initial setting of a trial date.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), on motion, for good cause shown, the court may grant leave to a party to propound an additional number of supplemental demands for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 5, Sec. 8. Effective June 29, 2009.)