Milwaukee County Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 5, 2026

Before filing a motion to compel discovery or a motion seeking permission to serve excess interrogatories, the party must confer in person or by telephone and make a sincere attempt to resolve the issue; the motion must state the conference date and place and identify all participants.

3.22 Meeting and Conferring before Filing Discovery Motions A. Before a party may move to compel discovery, or for permission to serve interrogatories in excess of the limitation stated in Rule 3.20 (limitations on interrogatories), the party shall confer in person or by telephone with the party against whom relief is sought and make a sincere attempt to resolve the issue. B. No motion to compel or for permission to serve interrogatories in excess of the limitation stated in Rule 3.20 will be heard unless the motion demonstrates compliance with this rule, including a statement of the date and place of the conference and the names of all parties participating therein.