Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-3236

A. REQUEST FOR ADMISSION. A party may serve upon any other

party a written request for the admission, for purposes of the

pending action only, of the truth of any matters within the scope of

Section 3226 of this title set forth in the request that relate to

statements or opinions of fact or of the application of law to fact,

including the genuineness of any documents described in the request.

Copies of documents shall be served with the request for admission

unless they have been or are otherwise furnished or made available

for inspection and copying. The number of requests for admissions

for each party is limited to thirty. No further requests for

admission will be served unless authorized by the court. If counsel

for a party believes that more than thirty requests for admissions

are necessary, counsel shall consult with opposing counsel promptly

and attempt to reach a written stipulation as to a reasonable number

of additional requests for admissions. Counsel are expected to

comply with this requirement in good faith. In the event a written

stipulation cannot be agreed upon, the party seeking to submit such

additional requests for admissions shall file a motion with the

court (1) showing that counsel have conferred in good faith but

sincere attempts to resolve the issue have been unavailing, (2)

showing reasons establishing good cause for their use, and (3)

setting forth the proposed additional requests.

The request may, without leave of court, be served upon any

party after the filing of a petition. Each matter of which an

admission is requested shall be separately set forth. The matter is

admitted unless, within thirty (30) days after service of the

request, or within such shorter or longer time as the court may

allow, the party to whom the request is directed serves upon the

party requesting the admission a written answer or objection

addressed to the matter, signed by the party or by the party's

attorney. The thirty-day response period shall not commence until

an answer to the petition is filed. However, upon leave of court or

otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties subject to Section

3229 of this title, the response to the request may be required

prior to the filing of an answer to the petition.

If objection is made, the reasons therefor shall be stated. The

answer shall specifically deny the matter or set forth in detail the

reasons why the answering party cannot truthfully admit or deny the

matter. A denial shall fairly meet the substance of the requested

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admission, and when good faith requires that a party qualify his or

her answer or deny only a part of the matter of which an admission

is requested, he or she shall specify so much of it as is true and

qualify or deny the remainder. An answering party may not give lack

of information or knowledge as a reason for failure to admit or deny

unless the party states that he or she has made reasonable inquiry

and that the information known or readily obtainable by the party is

insufficient to enable him or her to admit or deny. A party who

considers that a matter of which an admission has been requested

presents a genuine issue for trial may not, on that ground alone,

object to the request; he or she may, subject to the provisions of

subsection D of Section 3237 of this title, deny the matter or set

forth reasons why he or she cannot admit or deny it.

The party who has requested the admission may move to determine

the sufficiency of the answers or objections. Unless the court

determines that an objection is justified, it shall order that an

answer be served. If the court determines that an answer does not

comply with the requirements of this section, it may order either

that the matter is admitted or that an amended answer be served.

The court may, in lieu of these orders, determine that final
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the sufficiency of the answers or objections. Unless the court

determines that an objection is justified, it shall order that an

answer be served. If the court determines that an answer does not

comply with the requirements of this section, it may order either

that the matter is admitted or that an amended answer be served.

The court may, in lieu of these orders, determine that final

disposition of the request be made at a pretrial conference or at a

designated time prior to trial. The provisions of paragraph 4 of

subsection A of Section 3237 of this title apply to the award of

expenses incurred in relation to the motion.

B. EFFECT OF ADMISSION. Any matter admitted under this section

is conclusively established unless the court on motion permits

withdrawal or amendment of the admission. The court may permit

withdrawal or amendment of an admission when the presentation of the

merits of the action will be subserved thereby and the party who

obtained the admission fails to satisfy the court that withdrawal or

amendment will prejudice him or her in maintaining his or her action

or defense on the merits.

C. SCOPE OF ADMISSIONS. Any admission made by a party under

this section is for the purpose of the pending action only and is

not an admission for any other purpose nor may it be used against

him or her in any other proceeding.