Opposing a protective order request for interrogatories in California

Opposing a protective order request for interrogatories in California is the topic of this blog post.

Any documents opposing a protective order request for interrogatories in California should be filed and served least nine (9) Court days before the hearing and the opposition should be served by personal service, overnight mail or a courier service that provides overnight delivery pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1005.

If you have been served with a request for a protective order for interrogatories in California you should carefully review the motion and supporting documents to determine if the moving party has met their burden of showing good cause for the protective order.

Grounds for opposing a protective order request for interrogatories in California.

Common grounds for opposing a motion for a protective order for interrogatories in California are:

(1) the moving party has failed to meet their burden of showing good cause for the protective order,

(2) the information sought by the interrogatories is clearly relevant to the issues involved in this case as it  relates to the claim or defense of the moving party and therefore meets the relevancy standard imposed by Code of Civil Procedure § 2017.010,

(3) the interrogatories are not overbroad and oppressive or vague and ambiguous, and

(4) the interrogatories are not excessive and were served with a valid, executed declaration for additional discovery in compliance with Code of Civil Procedure §§ 2030.040(a), 2030.050.

California law is well settled that the moving party has the burden of showing good cause for the issuance of a protective order.

California law is also well settled that the scope of discovery is very broad and allows for discovery of all relevant material.

For the purposes of discovery information is considered relevant if it might reasonably assist a party in evaluating the case or preparing for trial or any possible settlement.

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