Motion compel 2025

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The document is a legal motion filed by the defendant in a civil action case in Mississippi, requesting the court to compel the plaintiffs to produce photographs of the plaintiff's facial scars taken shortly before an elective surgery. The defendant argues that these photographs are crucial for demonstrating the condition of the scars prior to surgery, as the plaintiff intends to present evidence of her scars post-surgery, which appear worse. The motion emphasizes the relevance of these photographs to assess damages related to facial scarring.

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How serious is a motion to compel?

If a party or partys officer, director, or managing agent fails to obey a discovery order, the court may issue further orders. A court must also order a disobedient party, the advising attorney, or both to pay expenses resulting from the failure to reply.

What happens if someone ignores a motion to compel?

A judge might deny a motion to compel for several reasons, including: The requested information was not essential to the case. The opposing party already produced the requested material. The motion did not specifically name what materials were being sought.

What does motion to compel mean?

A motion to compel is a formal request made by one party in a legal case to the court, seeking an order that the opposing party must provide certain information or take specific actions within a specified timeframe.

How many days is a motion to compel?

Deadline 45 days: Motion to Compel must be filed within 45 days from insufficient response [See Above].

How do you fight a motion to compel?

The answering or objecting party may file a response to the motion to compel. The response must contain adequate justification for that partys objections, or argument showing why the partys answers to the discovery requests at issue were sufficient.