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<div id='Q-1' name='Q-1' style='display:none;'>This <b> Motion to Compel </b> helps people get documents after they sent <p> <a href="https://www.masslegalhelp.org/consumer/debt/court/discovery"target="_blank" title="Learn about discovery on Masslegalhelp.org"> Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories</a></p> but they did <b>not get all their questions answered.</b><br><br>If you got <b>no</b> response to your requests, <b>do not continue.</b>  We have another form generator you can use. You can learn more about discovery <a href="http://www.masslegalhelp.org/consumer/debt/court/discovery"target="_blank" title="Learn about discovery on Masslegalhelp.org"> here </a>.
</div><div id='Q-1.1' name='Q-1.1' style='display:none;'>You can file this Motion to Compel 45 days after you send Interrogatories.  <p>Has it been 45 days?</p>
</div><div id='D-1.1.1' name='D-1.1.1' style='display:none;'><h1 style="text-align: center;">Your Motion and Instructions to File your Motion to Compel</h1><p style="text-align: left;"> A Motion to Compel is how you tell the Judge the Plaintiff did not follow the court's rules.  It lets you ask the court to Order the Plaintiff to give you documents and answer your questions about the case. To learn more about compelling discovery and what you can do to get information from the plaintiff in a case, visit www.masslegalhelp.org/debtdiscovery. Use these instructions to review and file your motion. 
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Instructions</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;"><ol><li>Your motion is on the next page.  If it is not, type "Ctrl" + "Enter" before the heading, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
<li>Review the motion and make sure everything it says is true and is spelled correctly. 
<li>In the "Notice of Hearing" section write the date and time of the hearing.  
<ul><li>To get a hearing date, bring your motion to the Court or call the clerk's office.  You can find the clerk's number for your court by looking up the court house at: http://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/courthouses/.</li> 
<li>Ask the clerk when "Motion Day" is.</li>  
<li>The clerk will tell you a day and time the court hears motions every week.</li>
<li>Pick a date at least 2 weeks away and write it into the "Notice of Hearing" section.</li>  
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<li>Sign in 2 places: 
<ul><li> At the end of the motion; and, </li>
<li>In the "Certificate of Service" section.  By signing the Certificate of Service you are saying you are mailing the motion on the date listed.</li>
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<li>Put a photocopy of the Plaintiff's Response to your Discovery Requests at the end of your motion, after <b>Exhibit A</b>. 
<li>Make two copies of everything.
<li>Give the original motion to the court clerk. 
<li>Mail a copy to the plaintiff.
<li>Keep a copy for yourself.
<li>Prepare for the hearing. Be ready to tell the court exactly what information you need and why you need the documents and questions answered. For example, a good reason is that the Plaintiff cannot prove where they came up with the amount they say you owe. 
<li>Go to court on the hearing date. </ol>
<br>If you have questions, <b>talk to a lawyer at a debt clinic</b>. Clinics are held at the:
<ul><li> <b>Boston Municipal Court</b> every Wednesdays on the 5th Floor of the Edward Brooke Courthouse from 9am-12pm.
<li> <b>Quincy District Court Small Claims</b>, 2nd Floor, the first Tuesday of every month at 1:30pm.
<li> <b>Cambridge District Court Small Claims</b>, Thursdays at 8:45am.
<li> <b>Framingham District Court</b> the first Wednesday of every month from 1pm to 3pm.
<li> <b>Worcester District Court Small Claims</b>, Tuesdays at 8:30am.</b></ul>
<br><br>Your motion is on the next page.
<p style="text-align: center;">COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS<br> TRIAL COURT</br></p><br><p style="text-align: left;"><x>county</x>,SS <p style="text-align: right;"><x>court</x> Court<br> Docket Number:<x>docket</x></br></p>
<br><p style="text-align: left;">____________________<br><x>creditor</x>,<br> Plaintiff,<br><br>V.<br></p><br><p style="text-align: left;"><x>name</x>,<br><u>Defendant.</u>___________<br><br><p style="text-align: center;"> MOTION TO COMPEL<br>
<p style="text-align: left;">Pursuant to M.R.C.P 37(a), the Defendant respectfully requests the Court Order the Plaintiff to completely answer the Defendant's Discovery Requests. 
<br><br>In support of this motion, the Defendant <name> states:
<ol><li>Defendant mailed the Plaintiff by first class mail postage pre-paid a Request for Production of Documents on <x>requests</x>.
<li>Complete responses to Defendants Request for Production of Documents were due 30 days after service of the requests and responses to Defendant's Request for Interrogatories were due 45 days after service of the requests.
<li> Plaintiff provided some responses to Defendant's Requests but did not answer them fully.
<li>Plaintiff failed to provide a meaningful response to Interrogatory numbers <x>ints</x>.
<li>Plaintiff failed to provide documents in response to Defendant's requests numbered <x>docs</x>.
<li>Exhibit "A" provides Plaintiff's Responses to Defendant's Request for Documents and Interrogatories.
<li>The incompletely answered questions, are again requested by this motion.</ol>
<br><br>The Defendant moves the Court Order the Plaintiff to fully answer Interrogatory numbers <x>ints</x> and Document Requests numbered <x>docs</x> within two weeks of this motion date. 
<br><p style="text-align: right;"> Respectfully submitted by the Defendant,<br><br>__________________________________<br><x>name</x> 
<br><p style="text-align: center;">Notice of Hearing
<br><p style="text-align: left;">This motion is marked for hearing on____________________at______o'clock at the <x>court</x> Court.
<br><br><p style="text-align: center;"> CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
<br><p style="text-align: left;">I hereby certify that a true copy of this Motion to Compel was served upon the attorney of record for the Plaintiff, <x>attorney</x> by regular first class mail postage pre-paid on <x>service</x>. 
<br><br><p style="text-align: right;">_________________________________________
<br>               <x>name</x>
<br><br>This form was prepared using form preparation software without the assistance of counsel.
<br><br><p style="text-align: center;"><b>EXHIBIT A</b>
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1' style='display:none;'> Do you have Plaintiff's Response to your Discovery Requests?	
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'>What is your first and last name?
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'> For the next three questions look at the top of the Plaintiff's Response to your Discovery Requests. What is your case or docket number?
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'> What court is your case in?  It may say something like "Dorchester Division, Boston Municipal" or "Springfield Small Claims" 
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'> What county is the Court in?  This is probably on the top left before an "ss."
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'>Who is suing you? They are called the Plaintiff.
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'> What is <x>creditor</x>'s lawyer's name and address?
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'> When did you mail your discovery requests? (Month, day, year)
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'> When are you going to mail this motion? (Month, day, year)
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'>Look at <x>creditor</x>'s <b>Responses</b> to your <b>Interrogatory requests</b>. List the question numbers that were not fully answered. <x>creditor</x> may have 'objected to' your question. For example, they might say it was 'overly broad.'  If you need that information, list the number.  <p> But you must be ready to tell the court exactly what you need answered and why you need it. </p>
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'>Look at the Plaintiff's <b>Responses</b> to your <b>Requests for Documents</b>. List the question numbers where the Plaintiff did not give you the documents you asked for.
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'>Make a <b>copy</b> of the Plaintiff's Response to your Interrogatory Requests and Document Requests. After you print this motion, put the copies at the end after "Exhibit A." 
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' name='Q-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1' style='display:none;'> Do you want to see your Motion to Compel?
</div><div id='Q-1.1.1.2' name='Q-1.1.1.2' style='display:none;'>Get the Plaintiff's responses and come back here to create your Motion. Remember if you did not receive any discovery responses use this motion instead.
</div><div id='Q-1.1.2' name='Q-1.1.2' style='display:none;'>Come back and use this tool after 45 days have passed.
</div><div id='A-1.1' name='A-1.1' style='display:none;'> I asked for documents and interrogatories but I did not get answers to all of my questions. 
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