Discovery Meet and Confer Process Crash Course with Attorney Steve®

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DISCOVERY MEET AND CONFER - HOW TO OVERCOME THE "SANDBAG"
In this episode of Litigation Whiteboard? IP & Entertainment lawyer Steve Vondran discusses what to do when you send out discovery requests to your opponent during litigation (either as a Defendant or Plaintiff) and what to do when you receive a lousy response, which we lawyers refer to as "the sandbag." You want to act quickly and decisively and put them on notice with a meet and confer demand letter requesting a meet and confer phone call. In some jurisdictions in California, for example, the Central District, you may need to request an in-person meeting if both parties are in the same county. Have the call, see if they will amend their responses. If not, you may need to file a motion to compel further responses, and seek sanctions. The worst of all sanctions is "terminating sanctions" where you ask the court to enter judgment in your favor."
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16 сен 2024

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@nvanphoto5929 22 дня назад

I'm pro se in PA and the defendants sandbagged me and our met and confer was via email from the beginning. They dropped 1500 unmarked emails n txts the night before discovery closed after 5.30 pm. Dirty pool. thank's Steve for your content.

@attorneysteve 21 день назад

Happens all the time. Motion to compel is the best way to fight back. Document everything. SV

@LegalAutomation 21 день назад

A physical meeting requirement honestly sounds hilarious to me. 🤣 From my experience up here in Oregon, a lot of attorneys are notoriously difficult to get a hold of over the phone to satisfy conferral requirements. A physical meeting at an office sounds like an absolute nightmare, especially in the age of work from home, where a lot of attorneys are popping into the office on an infrequent basis to meet a client once or twice a month. Stalking the halls of the courthouse and looking for opposing counsel there may be the only way to satisfy the conferral requirement in Orange country unless you are able to have the conferral requirement waived for cause. 😂😂😂😂

@attorneysteve 21 день назад

Document everything. Learn what the parameters are and FIGHT for what you want. Parties have the right to discovery and if the opposing party is playing the fool, follow the process, document your efforts, and hopefully your judge gets it. SV

@Annastesiacrane 7 дней назад

I would never waive my rights

@dadsapp 21 день назад

In Tennessee, Pro Se's get stonwalled until they file a Motion to Compel...even then it's an uphill battle to get ANY respect from opposing party attorneys.

@attorneysteve 21 день назад

Its not just you. Attorneys stonewall other attorneys. Some say they do it to add to their billable hours. No comment from me.

@dadsapp 21 день назад

@@attorneysteve Wow...that's shady AF!

@SantosSandoval-o5x 3 дня назад

I have a meet and confer. The defendants are a local vet who rehomed my dog with the person who found him. The vet nor the finder notified Animal control. The last time I spoke to their atty, he offered me a million dollars to go away. I told him I'd take 2 million and my dog. Any advice???