Cable & Computer Technology, Inc. v. Lockheed Saunders, Inc.
United States District Court for the Central District of California
175 F.R.D. 646 (1997)
Relevant factsFree
In a breach-of-contract suit, Lockheed (defendant) served interrogatories on Cable & Computer (plaintiff) asking it to calculate its damages and state the factual basis for its allegations; Cable & Computer objected that these were improper "contention interrogatories" and refused to answer, prompting Lockheed to move to compel responses.
IssueFree
Whether a party is required to respond to contention interrogatories — asking for opinions, contentions, or the application of law to fact — before discovery has been completed.