Lake Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

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Counsel must meet and confer in good faith to resolve or narrow disputes before a discovery-motion hearing.

Counsel shall meet and confer before the hearing of any discovery motion in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the dispute issues.

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Before the initial court date reviewing the application or petition, defense counsel and the prosecutor must meet and confer about whether diversion is appropriate.

Prior to the initial court date for the review of an Application or Petition, defense counsel and the prosecutor shall meet and confer to determine whether the parties agree diversion is appropriate.

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A family law calendar matter will not be heard until counsel and the parties have conferred to attempt to resolve all issues.

No case on the family law calendar will be heard unless and until counsel and the parties have conferred in an effort to resolve all issues.

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Counsel must exchange, during the conference, all documentary evidence they intend to rely on to prove a material fact.

All documentary evidence that is to be relied on for proof of any material fact shall be exchanged by counsel while conferring.

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The moving party or the moving party’s attorney must initiate the meet-and-confer process.

The meet and confer requirement is to be initiated by the moving party and/or the moving party’s attorney.

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Unless impossible, the meet and confer may occur by telephone and must take place before the hearing day, except when the matter is served or the attorney is retained the day before the hearing.

Unless impossible to do so, the meet and confer may be by telephone and shall occur prior to the day of the hearing, unless the matter is served or the attorney is retained, the day prior to the hearing.

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Failure to meet and confer or exchange documents may result in the matter being dropped from calendar, continued, or subject to other sanctions.

Failure to meet and confer or exchange documents may result in the matter being dropped from calendar, continued, or the court may order other appropriate sanctions.

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The court shall act to review and consider the separate declaration regarding notice only to determine whether good cause exists for a waiver of notice. If good cause is not shown, the request for the issuance of the temporary emergency court order shall be denied for that reason. Upon the d en ial of the application for a waiver of notice, the court shall set the request for a noticed hearing. In the event the court finds good cause and the requirement of notice is waived, the court shall consider and act on the request for issuance of the temporary emergency order on the merits solely on the papers submitted and, upon granting or denying such an order, shall set a noticed hearing on the request.

Summary: The court first decides waiver of notice based only on the separate declaration; if waiver is denied, or after the court rules on the merits when notice is waived, the request is set for a noticed hearing.