Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Before setting a motion hearing, counsel must attempt to confer to resolve the motion's subject and agree on a hearing date and time.

Before setting hearings on motions, counsel must attempt to confer to resolve the subject of the motion and to determine a mutually agreeable hearing date and time.

Counsel must attempt to confer to resolve deposition-testimony objections before filing a motion to bring unresolved objections before the Court.

Any objections to the testimony in a deposition counsel cannot resolve will be brought before the Court by motion. Before filing any such motion counsel must attempt to confer to resolve such objections.

Objections to non-party depositions, motions in limine, and other pretrial motions requiring more than five minutes of argument must be argued before trial day, except for the motions described in paragraph 9.

Any objections to depositions of non-party witnesses, motions in limine, or other pre-trial motions (except those described in paragraph 9) requiring more than five minutes of argument must be argued before the day of trial.

Before filing a discovery motion, counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute with opposing counsel.

Any discovery motion filed must contain a certification that counsel has made a good faith effort to resolve the matters in controversy with opposing counsel.