U.S. District Court

District of Oregon

Local Rules of Civil Practice

Effective June 1, 2006

LR 36 REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 36)

LR 36.1 Requests for Admission — Generally (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 36)

(a) Not Filed With the Court (See LR 5.2)

Unless directed by the Court, requests for admission will not be filed with the Court. Instead they will be maintained by counsel and made available to parties upon request. Requests for admission presented for filing without Court approval will be returned to the offering party. Requests for admission shall be served pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 and by e-mail in Word or WordPerfect format pursuant to LR 5.2(b).

(b) Use of Non-Filed Requests (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c))

This rule does not preclude the use of requests for admission and responses as exhibits or evidence in support of a motion or at trial.

(c) Definitions

Each request must state in concise language the admission requested. In no case may a request for admission refer to a definition not contained within the request for admission or preamble. Only terms actually used in the request for admission may be defined.

LR 36.2 Response or Objections (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 36(a))

Every response, denial, or objection must set forth each request in full, followed by the admission, denial, or objection. Each objection must be followed by a statement of reasons.

LR 36.3 Waiver of Objections (See LR 26.7)

LR 36.4 Motions to Compel (See LR 37)

LR 36.5 Time Limits to Comply With Order Compelling Response to Requests for Admission (See LR 37.2)

 

Amendment History to LR 36
June 1, 2006
LR 36.1(a) The first sentence divided into two sentences. "Requests for admissions shall be served....." added
LR 36.1(b) The words "for introduction" stricken
LR 36.3 New Rule adding Waiver of Objections and Cross Reference to LR 26.7. Motions to Compel re-numbered to LR 36.4
LR 36.5 The words "With Order Compelling Response to Request for Admissions" added to heading