Skip to main content
· 12/23/1959

In re Castrinakis

Citations

  • 179 F. Supp. 444
  • 1959 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2402

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that interrogatories may ask for the material or principal facts that support a party’s contention
  • stating that “[c]ourts have considerable discretion in determining when contention interrogatories must be answered” and then examining whether the plaintiff had to answer the defendants’ interrogatories individually
  • noting that “all objections to discovery requests must be timely or they are waived”
  • “Simply referring a party to a mass of records . . . is not a sufficient response [to a discovery request.]”
  • “[T]here is considerable support for deferring answers to contention interrogatories until after a substantial amount of discovery has been completed.”
  • “While some courts have criticized the use of contention interrogatories, no court has categorically prohibited their use in all cases”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Thomsen

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.