Meet and Confer

Eileen · June 28, 2026

I filed a motion to compel and have a court date for July 8th. As I'm preparing for the hearing I found something saying prior to requesting a motion to compel I should have done a Meet and Confer directly with the opposing counsel to give the plaintiff a chance to respond without involving a judge. Will the fact that I never did this step present any issues at my hearing? It is not required in my state, but I'm seeing where a judge will frown on the fact that I didn't make this attempt. I also just found this out- Pro Se (Unrepresented) Rules: If you are representing yourself, you must file the original brief/memorandum with the Clerk of Court AND physically deliver a hard copy directly to Judge Salvini’s chambers. I never provided a copy of to the judge. Can I do this this week? If so what exactly do I need to provide her?

Thoughts?

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Splash · July 1, 2026
You can't rely on one source for your info. I use a few chats. I also got in the habit of asking what is my state's code of prodedure for....? I am in the same stage as you, and I was told by AI I needed to do a meet and confer but it gave me wrong advice on deadlines for Motion to Compel, but I think I'm ok, not affected by the wrong advice. I also just recently read in the civil code, at least in my state, that the losing party, either the one who gets motions denied or the one who is compelled to do the motions, gets monetary sanctions! So we may have to pay for opposing attorney's time and expense! Up to judge's discretion. I'm curious to know what happens with yours. We can swap notes.

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