Chapter 2 - § 2.23 • ANSWERS "ON INFORMATION AND BELIEF"

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

§ 2.23 • ANSWERS "ON INFORMATION AND BELIEF"

Standing alone, answers based on "information and belief" are unacceptable. Almost inevitably, that phrase is used when trying to avoid a lack of facts. The courts addressing the issue have held that when information and belief is relied upon, the answer must specify the information.

➤ See Scheidt v. Klein, 956 F.2d 963, 967 (10th

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