Oklahoma County Sheriff v. Hunter

SIMMS, Justice:

Petitioner, Sheriff of Oklahoma County, who is a defendant in a replevin action, asks this Court to assume original jurisdiction and prohibit Respondent District Judge of Oklahoma County from enforcing Oklahoma County District Court Rule 41(1), which reads in pertinent part:

“INTERROGATORIES: Unless otherwise permitted by the Court for cause shown, no party may serve upon any other party more than one set of forty (40) interrogatories including all parts and subjects.”

Petitioner argues the Court Rule contravenes the provisions of 12 O.S.1971, § 549, and the statute must prevail…