Gloucester County Circuit Court, Virginia Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Counsel must confer with each other and pro se parties to avoid unnecessary motions and narrow issues; absent contrary binding authority, the consultation must be in person or by telephone.

Accordingly, counsel must confer with each other and prose parties to decrease, in every way possible the filing of unnecessary motions, and to narrow the issues to be decided by the Court. Absent binding authority to the contrary, a duty to confer to resolve a dispute without court action-whether imposed by the Rules of the Supreme Court or by Order- will be interpreted to require consultation in person or by telephone to explore the possibility of resolving or narrowing the matters in controversy.