The party serving interrogatories, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33, serving requests for production
of documents or things, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 34, or serving requests for admission, pursuant to Fed.
R. Civ. P. 36, shall provide a space after each such interrogatory, request, or admission, for the answer,
response, or objection thereto. The party answering, responding, or objecting to written interrogatories,
requests for production of documents or things, or requests for admission shall either set forth the
answer, response, or objection in the space provided or shall quote each such interrogatory or request in
full immediately preceding the statement of any answer, response, or objection thereto. Each party shall
also number its interrogatories, requests, answers, responses, or objections sequentially, regardless of
the number of sets of interrogatories or requests. In cases involving multiple parties, the sequential
numbering required by this rule operates for each plaintiff and defendant. A separate numerical sequence
shall be maintained for each discovery device and for each party from whom discovery is sought.
COMMENT: Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a)(1) limits interrogatories to 25 without
leave of court. [Stylistic amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure took effect on December 1, 2007. Pursuant to those
amendments, the above reference to Fed.R.Civ.P. 33(a) was changed to
Fed.R.Civ.P. 33(a)(1).] (6/2/08)
April 3, 1995
United States District Court
Eastern District of Michigan
