§ 2016.050.Service of notice or other papers; allowed methods

Rather than writing its own separate service rules, the Civil Discovery Act borrows the ones already used for service of papers generally in a civil case. This section makes Sections 1011 and 1013, which cover personal service and service by mail on an attorney or party, apply equally to any method of discovery or to service of a discovery motion under this title.

The practical effect is consistency. A party serving interrogatories, a deposition notice, or a motion for a protective order follows the same familiar service mechanics used for any other paper filed in the case, rather than learning a discovery-specific service regime.