My civil procedure professor was describing some sleazy, unethical moves she’s seen opposing counsel pull. She gave a play‑by‑play of exactly what UAMS attorney Sherri Robinson does.

The stupid lawyer trick goes like this: she asks for more time to respond to interrogatories. After the opposing party graciously agrees to the extension, the “response” finally arrives—nothing but objections to every single interrogatory.

The workaround is to agree to the extension only on the condition that all, or at least most, of the interrogatories will actually be answered.