LRB-3975/1
RPN:wlj:mrc
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
February 22, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Goetsch, La Fave, Kelso,
Musser, Ladwig, Hahn, Owens, Nass, Albers, Spillner and Vrakas,
cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Huelsman and
Schultz, by request of
Department of Justice. Referred to Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
AB784,1,2
1An Act to amend 804.015 (4) of the statutes;
relating to: limits on discovery
2requests in cases involving prisoner litigation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, in an action or proceeding brought by a prisoner, the court
is required to limit the number of requests for interrogatories, production of
documents or admissions to 15, unless good cause is shown for additional requests.
This bill provides that the limit in these cases on the number of requests for
interrogatories, production of documents or admissions is a cumulative total of 15
from all of the defendants who are represented by the same attorney.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB784, s. 1
3Section
1. 804.015 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB784,2,24
804.015
(4) If a prisoner commences an action or special proceeding, the court
5shall limit the number of requests for interrogatories, production of documents or
6admissions to
a cumulative total of 15
from all of the defendants in the action or
7proceeding who are represented by the same attorney, unless good cause is shown for
1any additional requests. This number may not be expanded by the use of subparts
2to the interrogatories.
AB784,2,54
(1) This act first applies to actions or proceedings commenced on the effective
5date of this subsection.
