2.08.070 Admissions in a Civil Action; Either Party May Request: Admissions of Fact, Admissions of Genuineness of Documents; Failure to Admit or Explain Deemed Admittance

At any time after the civil action or proceeding is commenced, a party may serve upon any other party a written request for the admission by the latter of the genuineness of any relevant documents described in and exhibited with the request or of the truth of any relevant matter of fact set forth therein. Copies of the documents shall be delivered with the request. Each of the matters of which an admission is requested shall be deemed admitted unless within a period designated by the Tribal Court. The party to whom the request is directed serves upon the party requesting the admission a sworn statement either denying specifically the matters of which an admission is requested or setting forth truthfully either admitting or denying those matters. Any admission made by a party pursuant to such request is for the purpose of the pending action only and neither constitutes an admission by him for any other purpose nor may it be used against him in any other proceeding.