(a) Form of Response: Each answer, statement or objection must be preceded
by the request for admission to which it responds.
(b) Statements in Response After Objections: When it is ordered that a request
for admission to which objections were made is proper, the matter shall be deemed
admitted unless, within fourteen (14) days of the order, the party to whom the request
was directed serves a statement denying the matter or setting forth the reasons why that
party cannot admit or deny the matter, as provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 36.
Sanctions
