Are Official Form Interrogatories Objection Proof?
Official Form Interrogatories--General (Disc-001) prepared by the Judicial Council were intended to be used to cover basic matters as well as being a foundational discovery device in personal injury and contract cases. They also contained sub-parts which were not allowed when serving special interrogatories and they were not subject to the "Rule of 35". See California Code of Civil Procedure §§2030.030(a)(2) and 2030.060. Their use was usually the first volley in the discovery battle.
For years the Courts had found that the Form Interrogatories were objection proof as to form with minor exceptions. These minor exceptions usually involved case specific issues such as checking the box with the definition of "INCIDENT" versus creating your own definition for "INCIDENT" and cases which involve complex business transactions.
