UPDATED January 4, 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, Caifornia Code of Civil Procedure § 2016  which authorized authorized the court to conduct an informal discovery conference upon request of a party or on the court’s own motion was REPEALED.

As a Discovery Referee, I found the process helpful and incorporated it into many of my discovery orders.  I encourage parties to continue using informal discovery conferences as they are productive.  Agree to stipulate to extending the time to bring a motion to compel further responses in order to meet and confer in good faith.  Consider bringing in a discovery referee for the limited purposed of aiding you in the process.Continue Reading If Meet and Confer Fails, Ask for Help