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Rule 1.506 – Stipulations regarding discovery procedure

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Iowa

Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may by written stipulation do the following:

1. 506(1) Provide that depositions may be taken before any qualified person, at any time or place, upon any notice, and in any manner and when so taken may be used like other depositions.
1. 506(2) Modify the procedures provided by these rules for other methods of discovery.

Iowa. R. Civ. P. 1.506

Report 1975; amended by 66GA, ch 259, ? 1; amendment 1976; October 31, 1997, effective January 24, 1998; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002

Note:COMMENT: As parties rarely enter into formal stipulations extending the times to answer interrogatories or respond to production requests, the requirement for formal stipulations is removed. Formal stipulations remain required for extensions of time for responding to requests for admissions. The final phrase of the rule clarifies the time within which a response is required in the event the court supersedes a stipulation. Consistent with rule 1.502, the requirement that discovery stipulations be filed, including those regarding responses to requests for admissions, is deleted.