19th Cir. — Judge Robert E. Stone: Discovery disputes

Source of truth

Meet and Confer: Before filing a motion, the movant must confer with the opposing party in a good-faith effort to resolve the issues raised in the motion. At the end of the motion and above the signature block, the movant must include a certificate of conferral in substantially the following form: “I certify that prior to filing this motion, I discussed the relief requested in this motion by [method of communication and date] with the opposing party and [the opposing party (agrees or disagrees) on the resolution of all or part of the motion] OR [the opposing party did not respond (describing with particularity all of the efforts undertaken to accomplish dialogue with the opposing party prior to filing the motion)].”

Official source: 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 7, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 24, 2026benchpath-completeness-2026-07-24

Reviewer note: Page sha256: d36151e5f2f0903a42df3644856c7f2d44aaf2bdb9dec02c87085ad45baf6ebf. Corpus topic: discovery_disputes. Published during the completeness pass — the 2026-07-24 arbitration verified this circuit but published 14 rules against 6,388 verbatim requirements.

Modification (Family)Equitable Distribution Temporary Relief (Family)Paternity Relocation Alimony / Spousal Support Name Change Domestic Violence Injunction Dating / Sexual Violence Injunction Simplified Dissolution Dissolution of Marriage Parenting Plans & Time-Sharing Repeat Violence Injunction Adoption Child Support

Change history

August 5, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 4, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 3, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 28, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 27, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 26, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 25, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.

19th Cir. — Judge Robert E. Stone: Discovery disputes

Summary

Applies to

Source of truth

Change history

Related rules

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Jessica M. Marra: Discovery

Fourteenth Cir. — Judge Christopher N. Patterson: Discovery

Fifth Cir. — Judge LeAnn Mackey-Barnes: Discovery

Second Cir. — Judge Carlos Rey: Discovery

Requirement