Merced Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
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Pre-motion conference and letter requirements before filing motions, including sequential steps. This page is scoped to Merced Superior Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
In family law requests, motions, and hearings other than domestic-violence matters, each party or counsel must meet and confer in person or by phone before the hearing and make a good-faith settlement effort.
On all requests for order(s), motions and hearings in family law matters, excluding any matters involving domestic violence, each party, or that party’s counsel, shall meet and confer in person or by phone before the hearing date and shall make a good faith attempt to settle all issues in the request for order(s), even if a complete settlement is not possible and only conditional agreements are made.
Does Merced Superior Court require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?
Merced Superior Court rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. In family law requests, motions, and hearings other than domestic-violence matters, each party or counsel must meet and confer in person or by phone before the hearing and make a good-faith settlement effort.
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