Roy Ferrand and other plaintiffs brought a putative class action against the Louisiana Secretaries of State, the
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Roy Ferrand and other plaintiffs brought a putative class action against the Louisiana Secretaries of State, the Department of Health and Hospitals, and the Department of Children and Family Services seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations of the National Voter Registration Act. Each defendant filed a motion for a protective order regarding interrogatories. The plaintiffs propounded 15 numbered interrogatories to the Secretary of State and 24 numbered interrogatories to the other 2 defendants. All defendants contend that the interrogatories exceed 25 in number. Defendants argue that the number of interrogatories was tripled by the plaintiffs' definitions and instructions lettered Y and Z to the Secretary of State (Z and AA went to the other 2 defendants). The definitions and instructions also set out or define 3 time periods. The defendants are instructed to provide an answer for each of the 3 time periods. How did the court rule?
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