Respectfully, a lot of what you're saying is incorrect.
I don't think any DRO is a judge. But a judge is always available to them to sign off on any orders needed or made on consent at the DRC. Only a couple minutes wait.
jj said he had a scheduled case conference, did it and is now getting ready for a motion. Why would you think he needs another case conference?
I'm not sure what this means. But after a case conference, anyone can bring a motion. If no immediate orders are needed, then no motion is needed. Anyone can then book a settlement conference or proceed to trial.
This sounds like everyone's experience at a conference regardless of DRC. So you had a case conference. Why wait 5 months? Your partner could have brought a motion for disclosure right after their DRC.
Because they completed a case conference, the other side was free to bring a motion as well.
This is why it is so important to go into each step knowing what the next step should be. You should have scheduled your SC at the DRC. If not, you should have scheduled the settlement conference on your own any time during that year.
It was a case conference, so SC or motion would be next steps.
For your partner, trial or a trial management conference would be next steps after your SC.
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The reason I asked is because it doesn’t sound like there was any movement and they must now go to a case conference. The other poster can go to a motion though as a DRC is considered a conference for that purpose.
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My partner went through a DRC and it was held by someone who had no skill in doing a conference. NOTHING was dealt with, the other side disagreed with EVERYTHING requested and they were left having attended the session with no clear direction on next steps. In the end, the request for disclosure (he disclosed everything, she refused) was not responded to for five months.
Eight (!!!) months later she filed a motion for disclosure requesting info that had no relevance. The motion judge ordered the original disclosure from her and they can now go to a settlement conference next year. A year was wasted due to the DRC because the other side disagreed.
This is why it is so important to go into each step knowing what the next step should be. You should have scheduled your SC at the DRC. If not, you should have scheduled the settlement conference on your own any time during that year.
I am asking OP about his conference because it sounds like a waste of a conference and he should push for a motion.
For your partner, trial or a trial management conference would be next steps after your SC.
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