SAMPLE MOTION TO COMPEL Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey Serving clients in Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. .
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This Motion is made pursuant to 2030.290(b) and is based upon this Notice of Motion and Motion, the accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the \par
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Sacramento, CA 95825, 4600 Northgate Blvd. the motion, and the time for responding has passed. \par
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. (i) Failing to confer in person, by telephone, or by letter with an opposing party or attorney in a reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally any dispute concerning discovery, if the section governing a particular discovery motion requires the filing of a declaration stating facts showing that an attempt at informal resolution has been made. \par
Don't ask for attorney's fees unless the discovery violations are extreme and especially don't ask for "reasonable expenses" for drafting a template motion like this when the responding party has not provided any response at all. \par 6
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The court must impose a monetary sanction under Section 2023.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully opposes a motion to compel a response to an i
Any Defendant, A motion to compel further responses to interrogatories must include a meet and confer declaration pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure 2016.040 and a separate statement. \par
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and Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Civil Discovery-- are good starting points when preparing your motion. Memorandum of Points and Authorities. \par
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Choose from a broad listing of topics suited for law firms, corporate legal departments, and government entities. Except as provided in 3.1345 (b), any motion involving the content of a discovery request or the responses to such a request must be accompanied by a separate statement. Not a Lexis+ subscriber? \par
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