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Court. A denial shall fairly meet the substance of the
requested admission, and, when good faith requires that
a party qualify an answer or deny only a part of a
matter, such party shall specify so much of it as is
true and deny or qualify the remainder. An answering
party may not give lack of information or knowledge as
a reason for failure to admit or deny unless such party
states that such party has made reasonable inquiry and
that the information known or readily obtainable by
such party is insufficient to enable such party 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; such party may, subject to the
provisions of paragraph (g) of this Rule, deny the
matter or set forth reasons why such party cannot admit
or deny it. An objection on the ground of relevance
may be noted by any party but it is not to be regarded
as just cause for refusal to admit or deny.
Petitioners' responses in their motion to withdraw deemed
admissions did not comply with Rule 90(c) because they were late
and parts of their blanket denial of requests 27 through 41 are
inconsistent with their admission of requests 1 through 26. For
example, petitioners admit the total amount they deposited in
each bank account but deny the total for all bank accounts. They
admit that Exhibit A is a copy of their 1992 income tax return
but deny the amount they report on Schedule C, which is attached
to Exhibit A. Petitioners did not explain why they responded to
the requests for admissions late and inconsistently. We deemed
petitioners to have admitted each matter in respondent's request
for admissions. Rule 90(c), (f).
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