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What is a motion to compel documents?

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A motion to compel is a legal motion whereby one party is asking the judge to issue a court order to the opposing party to take some action. In the context of document production, this would be part of discovery, where one party is refusing to produce some evidence, and the complaining party is trying to force them to produce that evidence. If the order is granted, the noncomplying party may be subject to severe sanctions if the requested documents are not produced, including penalties payable to the court, paying part of the other parties legal fees, and even a judicial conclusion as to the matter at issue.

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