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How long should you wait until you file a Motion To Compel after filing a Request to Produce Documents?
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∙ 17y ago
most courts require that you first try & resolve the problem without a motion to compel. thus, best thing to do is call the other party or his attorney and 'remind' them the papers are past due (usually 15 to 30 days, depending) give them 30 days to be on the safe side. when you file the motion to compel, put in it that you have contacted the other party and tried to get it resolved to no avail. Terrill Corley Tulsa, OK
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How do you respond to a motion to compel in a custody case?
If you are involved in a lawsuit the opposing side is allowed to receive certain documents from you as part of the discovery process. The documents were probably already asked for in a Request for Production. A motion to compel is a motion to the court, which if granted will force you to produce the documents to the opposing counsel, which were asked for in the Request for Production.AnswerA motion to compel may also apply to other forms of discovery, such as a motion to compel responses to interrogatories (written questions), a motion to compel attendance at a deposition, etc. With regard to documents, state discovery laws may require the opponent receiving a document request to provide a "response" to your request for the production of documents. This "response" is to be distinguished from the actual production of the documents. You may have to bring a motion to compel a response if your request receives no response. If you receive some response but think it evasive, you might bring a motion to compel a further response. If you get a response, but the party refuses to produce documents it should produce in accordance with the response, your motion to compel is a motion to compel production.If the court grants the motion to compel, and the party to whom/which the order is directed remains evasive or non-compliant, the other party may file a second motion to compel or a motion for sanctions. Depending upon the degree of noncompliance (or perhaps the attitude of the non-movant or the judge), the court has the power, within reason, to impose one or more categories of sanctions. These can range from yet another order compelling compliance (usually requiring compliance within a shorter time than the first order allowed), to attorney's fees, to deeming, for evidentiary purposes, that the material that would have been produced or stated in answers to interrogatories, was prejudicial to the non-compliant party. There is a great deal of discretion that is usually allowed the trial court judge in determining sanctions, but the sanctions must be commensurate to the violation.
What is a motion to compel in a custody case?
A Motion to Compel is filed by a party seeking information from another party or non-party to a pending lawsuit. The motion essentially asks a judge to require the other party to provide information or documents to the party who filed the motion.
What if you get a letter from the court for a motion to compel?
Very hard to answer this question without knowing what the motion to compel was requiring of you.
What is request for production?
In law, a request for production is a request made by one party in litigation to the other party for documents or other tangible items. The party receiving the request is required to submit them, unless they can provide some reason why those items cannot be produced: the items have been destroyed, the items are privileged, or the items would be too burdensome to reproduce. Should one party refuse to submit requested items listed in a request for production, the other party may file a motion with the court to compel the refusing party to produce the items.
What will happen if a person doesn't provide the documents after a motion to compel?
They can be found in Contempt of Court, and either jailed or fined or both, depending on the type of case.
How many extensions can be given on a Motion to Compel request from the attorney who has been served with the Motion?
A Motion to Compel is a motion filed by one side, asking the court to Compel the other side to do something. If the side filing the Motion agrees to extend the length of time before the court hearing, it can be granted as many times as the side allows. However, a Motion to Compel is a "last straw" move. An attorney is not likely to file the motion unless the opposing party has refused to cooperate with more cordial methods of obtaining the information. Therefore, once a party is forced to file the motion, it is unlikely that they would be willing to grant an extension of time prior to a court hearing.
What is a motion to compel documents?
A motion to compel is a legal motion whereby one party is asking the judge to issue a court order to the opposing party to take some action. In the context of document production, this would be part of discovery, where one party is refusing to produce some evidence, and the complaining party is trying to force them to produce that evidence. If the order is granted, the noncomplying party may be subject to severe sanctions if the requested documents are not produced, including penalties payable to the court, paying part of the other parties legal fees, and even a judicial conclusion as to the matter at issue.
What if a Plaintiff Refuses to answer to a motion for discovery?
If a party refuses to answer Discovery in a civil case, you can file a Motion to Compel, requesting that the court compel them to answer.
How might a motion to compelimpact a pleading?
how might a motion to compel impact a pleading
How long does it take for the court to sanction a motion to compel that has been ignored past the set date to submit documents?
Filing a Motion, in and of itself, does very little other than give the other party and the court notice of your request for something. Your attorney knows that s/he needs to request a HEARING on the Motion and obtain an Order from the court for it to have any enforceable weight. Filing a Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogetories, for example, tells the opposing party that they owe you answers -- and it tends to indicate that you are serious about getting those answers. In most instances, the opposing party will get busy and answer the interrogatories without a hearing on the matter. But if they don't, you have to request and have a Hearing on the Motion to obtain an "Order to Compel". The court will not sanction a motion, but can only sanction a party who fails to comply with an order. Let's say that you have an Order to Compel by the court that order the other party to answer your discovery request "within 15 days". Those days come and go and you still don't have your discovery. Now it's time to file a Motion for Sanctions, and notice up that motion with a hearing. If the opposing party still fails to comply, and particularly if they fail to show up for the hearing, you will likely be granted monetary sanctions to cover your costs involved in trying to get the discovery to which you are entitled. Each jurisdiction is different, and each judge within each jurisdiction has his or her own way of dealing with these things. You are always better off having an attorney handle these matters for you.
What can you do if you think that the probate of an estate has taken to long to settle?
File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.
What is a cross notice?
A Cross-Notice is generally sent from one party in a legal dispute to the other party. It notifies them that an original Hearing will ALSO include another matter. For example - in Family Court, you may have a Hearing for Child Support and a Hearing based on a Motion for Contempt (your ex failed to comply with the last agreement). You have filed Discovery documents for the child support related part but your ex hasn't produced the documents you requested - so you filed a Motion to Compel Discovery - but the courts haven't ruled on it and you need the documents. You would file a Cross-Notice of Hearing to identify that you plan to take up the matter of the Motion to Compel Discovery during the Motion for Contempt Hearing so you can have the documents you need for the Child Support Hearing (assuming it occurs later).
