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How to deal with Defendantt who failed to answer the request for admission

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eddiew

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TEXAS

The thing is that we, as the plaintiff, filed the request for admission to court and defendant.
On the 30th day after our filing, defendant replied. They admitted part of the fact. But to the rest, they replied with one word "denied", without any reasons.
We certainly won't be satisfied with such replies.

What should we do next? To file another motion to let the judge determine that answer does not comply?
Please advise Thanks.
 


Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TEXAS

The thing is that we, as the plaintiff, filed the request for admission to court and defendant.
On the 30th day after our filing, defendant replied. They admitted part of the fact. But to the rest, they replied with one word "denied", without any reasons.
We certainly won't be satisfied with such replies.

What should we do next? To file another motion to let the judge determine that answer does not comply?
Please advise Thanks.
They don't have to give reasons.
 

latigo

Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TEXAS

The thing is that we, as the plaintiff, filed the request for admission to court and defendant.
On the 30th day after our filing, defendant replied. They admitted part of the fact. But to the rest, they replied with one word "denied", without any reasons.
We certainly won't be satisfied with such replies.

What should wedo next? To file another motion to let the judge determine that answer does not comply?
Please advise Thanks.
Z is absolutely correct.

If you ask someone if they would vote for Donald Trump - "yes or no", and they reply no, do they have to explain that they didn't just fall off a turnip truck and crack their head?

Here you've asked the defendant to admit or deny a given circumstance and they denied it. So what's your problem other than thinking that you understand the Texas Civil Procedure and Remedy Code when you obviously do not and thinking that you are only temporarily lost in this lawsuit when you barely have one foot in the door.

After you've absorbed the Texas CP&RC concentrate on the Rules of Evidence. That will give you something to do for the next few years.

And what is this business with all the plural pronouns, e. g., "we" "ours" when you write "plaintiff" in the singular? Could it be the blind leading the blind and one is engaging in the illegal practice of law?
 

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