52 Pa. Code § 5.341. Written interrogatories to a party.

TYPES OF DISCOVERY

§ 5.341. Written interrogatories to a party.

(a)  Subject to the limitations provided by §  5.361 (relating to limitation of scope of discovery and deposition), a party may serve upon another party written interrogatories to be answered by the party served or, if the party served is a public or private corporation, similar entity or a partnership or association, by an officer or agent, who shall furnish the information as is available to the party.
(b)  The party propounding interrogatories shall serve a copy on the parties and shall file a certificate of service with the Secretary. Interrogatories may not be filed with the Commission.
(c)  Interrogatories may relate to matters which can be inquired into under § §  5.321, 5.323 and 5.324 (relating to scope; hearing preparation material; and discovery of expert testimony) and may include requests that the answering party provide copies of documents without making a separate request for the production of documents under §  5.349 (relating to requests for documents, entry for inspection and other purposes).
(d)  Each interrogatory should be limited to a single question or request for information.
(e)  A party should use a logical and sequential numbering system for interrogatories.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  5.341 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § §  309—311, 315, 331—335, 501, 504—506, 701—703, 1101—1103, 1301 and 1501.

Source

   The provisions of this §  5.341 adopted October 12, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended December 2, 1988, effective January 3, 1989, 18 Pa.B. 5451; amended April 28, 2006, effective April 29, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 2097. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (225686) to (225687).

Cross References

   This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §  5.349 (relating to requests for documents, entry for inspection and other purposes).

No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.

This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.