§ 13-8. Interrogatories--Objections to Interrogatories

(a)Objections to interrogatories shall be set forth on a cover sheet and be immediately preceded by the interrogatory objected to, shall be signed by the attorney or pro se party making them and shall be filed with the court pursuant to Section 13-7. No objection may be filed with respect to interrogatories which have been set forth in Forms 201, 202 and/or 203 of the rules of practice for use in connection with Section 13-6.

(b)No objections to interrogatories shall be placed on the short calendar list until an affidavit by either counsel is filed certifying that bona fide attempts have been made to resolve the differences concerning the subject matter of the objection and that counsel have been unable to reach an accord. The affidavit shall set forth the date of the objection, the name of the party who filed the objection and the name of the party to whom the objection was addressed. The affidavit shall also recite the date, time and place of any conference held to resolve the differences and the names of all persons participating therein or, if no conference has been held, the reasons for the failure to hold such a conference. If any objection to an interrogatory is overruled, the interrogatory shall be answered, and the answer served within twenty days after the judicial authority ruling unless otherwise ordered by the judicial authority.

(c)An interrogatory otherwise proper is not objectionable merely because it involves more than one fact or relates to the application of law to facts.