Laurel Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Before filing a discovery-compulsion, protective-order, or sanctions motion under CR 26 or CR 37, counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute and may file only if they cannot resolve it.

A motion to compel discovery, for a protective order, or for sanctions, may be filed pursuant to CR 26 and/or CR 37 only if counsel are unable to resolve between themselves the discovery dispute. Counsel has the duty to make a good faith effort to resolve any disputes which arise in the course of discovery.