As amended through October 22, 2024
Rule 8 - Non-filing of Discovery Materials(a) Interrogatories under Rule 33, M.R.C.P., and the answers thereto, Request for Production of Inspection under Rule 34, M.R.C.P., Request for Admissions under Rule 36, M.R.C.P., and responses thereto, and depositions under Rule 30 and 31, M.R.C.P., shall be served upon other counsel or parties as provided by the Rules, but shall not be filed with the Circuit Court Clerks. The party responsible for service of the discovery material shall retain the original and become the custodian. (b) If relief is sought under the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure concerning any interrogatories, requests for production or inspection, request for admissions, answers to interrogatories, responses to request for admission or depositions, copies of the portions of the interrogatories, requests, answers, responses or depositions in dispute shall be filed with the appropriate Circuit Court Clerk and with the assigned Judge contemporaneously with any motion filed under said Rules.(c) If interrogatories, requests, answers, responses or depositions are to be used at trial or are necessary to a pre-trial motion which might result in a final order on any issue, the portions to be used shall be considered an exhibit and filed with the Clerk at the outset of the trial or at the filing of the motion insofar as their use can be reasonably anticipated.(d) When documentation of discovery not previously in the record is needed for appeal purpose, upon an application and order of the Court, or by stipulation of counsel, the necessary discovery papers shall be filed with the Clerk. (e) The Clerks of this Court are authorized and directed to return forthwith any discovery materials submitted for filing which does not comply with the requirements set forth hereinabove. This order shall be spread on the minutes of this Court and a copy thereof made available to any attorney and/or party requesting same.