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What if the party do not compel is the court give a time to compel?
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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 the right to compel witnesses to testify?
There is no right to forcibly compel a witness to testify, but you can be held in contempt of court for withholding your testimonhy and jailed for contempt until such time as you may decide to change your mind.
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.
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.
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.
Does probate court give jail time?
NO
What does a court subpeona?
A court, Grand Jury, legislative body, or Administrative Agency uses a subpoena to compel an individual to appear before it at a specified time to give testimony. An individual who receives a subpoena but fails to appear may be charged with Contempt of court and subjected to civil or criminal penalties. In addition, a person who has been served with a subpoena and has failed to appear may be brought to the proceedings by a law enforcement officer who serves a second subpoena, called an instanter.
How is the compulsory process accomplished?
Compulsory process in the courts is essentially the court's subpoena power. This power enables a court to compel people who have information relevant to a civil or criminal action to appear in court and either give testimony or provide demonstrative evidence in aid of the parties involved in the action. It is accomplished by the issuance of a subpoena by a court or by an attorney in the name of the court. The subpoena is served on the person whose appearance is desired and a small fee is paid to him/her. At that point the person is compelled to answer the command of the court to appear at the place stated in the subpoena on the date and at the time indicated. In addition to the subpoena power, courts sometimes issue orders to show cause or other types of orders to people involved in litigation to compel their attendance or participation in court related matters.
How do you do a motion to compell?
Any "motion" is a request to a court to take some action. Motions to compel occur in the "discovery" phase of a civil case when the parties are allowed to learn about each others positions. Discovery, in general, is intended to facilitate a trial on the facts, rather than by ambush. Discovery in a civil or criminal case is governed by rules of procedure. Among the parameters of the rules is the amount of time within which the non-propounding party has to respond to the discovery request(s) of the propounding party. The discovery can be in the form of interrogatories (written questions), or a request for production of documents. While there are other forms of discovery, these two best illustrate the function of a motion to compel. In short, if the discovery is not provided within the requisite amount of time, or objections to the discovery not timely served within that time, the proponent of the discovery may file a motion to compel. This is a request to the court to require the recipient of the discovery to furnish it to the proponent. An order compelling the discovery generally results from the motion, which gives the party to whom the discovery was sent some additional, usually shorter, amount of time to comply. If there is no compliance with the order, further sanctions can ensue if requested.
Do you have the right to know now where the estate money is being spent?
Once an estate is filed it becomes a public record. The executor must file an inventory of all the assets and at the endof the probate process must file an accounting of any assets that were spent or distributed. You can visit the court and ask to see the file. If a long period of time has passed (over a year) and no account has been filed you can ask the court to compel the executor to file an account if you are an interested party.Once an estate is filed it becomes a public record. The executor must file an inventory of all the assets and at the endof the probate process must file an accounting of any assets that were spent or distributed. You can visit the court and ask to see the file. If a long period of time has passed (over a year) and no account has been filed you can ask the court to compel the executor to file an account if you are an interested party.Once an estate is filed it becomes a public record. The executor must file an inventory of all the assets and at the endof the probate process must file an accounting of any assets that were spent or distributed. You can visit the court and ask to see the file. If a long period of time has passed (over a year) and no account has been filed you can ask the court to compel the executor to file an account if you are an interested party.Once an estate is filed it becomes a public record. The executor must file an inventory of all the assets and at the endof the probate process must file an accounting of any assets that were spent or distributed. You can visit the court and ask to see the file. If a long period of time has passed (over a year) and no account has been filed you can ask the court to compel the executor to file an account if you are an interested party.
Can an employer for an employee to volunteer his time?
Employers can NEVER compel unpaid time. All work time is paid.
How does a judge find you in contempt for not paying child support?
First, they have the legal authority to enter such judgments. Second, a court can issue a notice of a hearing to compel you to appear in court. If you don't it can issue a warrant for your arrest. Third, a judge can and will enter that judgment against you if you are not paying your child support on time.
