One side, or the other, has made a motion that the opposing side reveal what evidence and witnesses they are going to present at the hearing or trial.
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.
A motion for discovery is when a request is put in to the court to order the opposing part to produce discovery materials. Depending on whether the matter is a criminal or civil case discovery materials vary.
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Yes, a motion for a protective order can temporarily halt the discovery process by requesting limitations or restrictions on the scope of discovery to protect sensitive information or parties involved in the case.
With the Clerk of the Court's office of the court which will be hearing your case.
No. As long as the complaint sets forth sufficient allegations of fact to support a finding that the debt is due and owing the case moves along to the point of discovery. The whole purpose of discovery, and therefore a motion to compel discovery when discovery is refused, is to ascertain the facts supporting the allegations that the debt is due and owing. Another point is that discovery is a process that takes place prior to the trial and the trial is where plaintiff proves its case. Therefore, a motion to compel discovery necessarily precedes proof of the debt.
Not to the original case - THAT case is over and done with. However, you may file a motion to RE-OPEN the case, or you can file an appeal to the case based on the discovery of new evidence.
If the defendant does not provide responses to your discovery requests, you can file a motion to compel with the court. This motion asks the court to order the defendant to respond to your requests. Failure to comply with a court order to provide discovery can result in sanctions against the defendant, such as fines or dismissal of their case.
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.
A motion for discovery typically includes a formal written request to the court asking for access to specific evidence or information relevant to the case. It outlines the reasons for the request and the specific items being sought, such as documents, witness statements, or other evidence. The motion is usually filed with the court and served on the opposing party.
Yes. Whether or not your motion will be granted depends on a number of factors.
In any trial a motion for discovery is filed so that each side knows what the other side has for evidence in their case. So in a civil trial the defendant files a motion for discovery to the plaintiff and copies the motion and sends it to the court. The Plaintiff would then respond with any and all information about the case. For example if you are being sued for a contract violation, the plaintiff should send you a copy of the contract that was signed.