Yuba Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

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Counsel in cases set for a long cause hearing or trial must meet and confer in good faith with their clients present or immediately available, exchange relevant documents, and attempt to resolve all issues; good cause may excuse document exchange.

No case set for long cause hearing or trial in the Family Law Department will be heard unless and until counsel, with their respective clients either physically present or immediately physically available, have met and conferred in a good faith effort to resolve all issues. All relevant documents shall be exchanged by counsel while conferring, absent good cause to the contrary.

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Before filing a pre-hearing discovery motion, all parties must meet and confer in good faith, and a party may seek discovery by motion only after informal means are exhausted.

All parties shall meet and confer in good faith on any and all discovery issues prior to filing a pre-hearing discovery motion. Only after all informal means have been eliminated may a party petition the court for discovery by way of motion pursuant to CRC 5.546(f).

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Counsel must meet and confer in good faith to resolve or narrow disputed issues before a discovery-motion hearing.

Counsel shall meet and confer before the hearing of any discovery motion in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the disputed issues.

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Discovery motions must focus on specific items that remain disputed after informal requests have been presented.

Motions for discovery shall be focused upon specific items, which remain in dispute after presentation of informal requests.

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Before seeking court enforcement of required disclosures, a party must informally request the materials and information from opposing counsel; failure to do so may warrant denial of a discovery motion, and written requests are recommended.

Before a party may seek court enforcement of any of the disclosures required by law, the party shall make an informal request of opposing counsel for the desired materials and information in the manner required by Penal Code section 1054.5(b). Failure to make such request shall be grounds for denial of a discovery motion. Informal requests should be presented to opposing counsel in writing.

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Counsel must meet and confer in good faith to resolve or narrow disputed issues before a discovery motion hearing.

Counsel shall meet and confer before the hearing of any discovery motion in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the disputed issues.

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Before seeking court enforcement of required criminal discovery disclosures, a party must informally request the materials and information from opposing counsel; failure to do so may result in denial of a discovery motion.

Before a party may seek court enforcement of any of the disclosures required by law, the party shall make an informal request of opposing counsel for the desired materials and information in the manner required by Penal Code section 1054.5(b). Failure to make such request shall be grounds for denial of a discovery motion.

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Boilerplate discovery motions are disfavored.

“Boilerplate” discovery motions are disfavored.

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Informal discovery requests to opposing counsel are recommended to be made in writing.

Informal requests should be presented to opposing counsel in writing.