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Example: Drafting Sample Motions

You can use ChatGPT to create sample motions.

Example Prompts 

  • I am a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in Arizona and I believe that the other party has failed to comply with discovery requests. Can you please draft a motion to compel discovery that includes a statement of the facts and the law supporting my position, as well as relevant Arizona statutes and case law?"
  • I am a defendant in a lawsuit filed in California and I believe that the plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Can you please draft a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim that includes a statement of the facts and the law supporting my position, as well as relevant California statutes and case law?"

An example of ChatGPT prompt and response is given below.

Example Prompt 1

Example Prompt
I am a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in Arizona and I believe that the other party has failed to comply with discovery requests. Can you please draft a motion to compel discovery that includes a statement of the facts and the law supporting my position, as well as relevant Arizona statutes and case law?"
ChatGPT Answer

Certainly, here is a sample motion to compel discovery in Arizona that you can use as a template:

[Your Name] [Your Address] [City, State Zip Code] [Your Phone Number] [Your Email]

In Propria Persona

SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA COUNTY OF [County Name]

[Your Name], Plaintiff, Case No. [Case Number] vs. MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY [Defendant's Name], Defendant.

Comes now, Plaintiff [Your Name] in propria persona and hereby moves this Honorable Court to compel Defendant [Defendant's Name] to provide full and complete responses to Plaintiff's discovery requests. In support of this motion, Plaintiff states as follows:

STATEMENT OF FACTS

  1. Plaintiff served Defendant with [list number of requests] discovery requests on [date of service]. A true and correct copy of the discovery requests is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

  2. Defendant's responses were due on [due date], but Defendant failed to provide full and complete responses to the requests.

  3. Plaintiff attempted to resolve this discovery dispute without Court intervention by contacting Defendant on [date of contact], but Defendant refused to provide full and complete responses.

  4. Plaintiff has attempted to resolve this matter in good faith and without the need for Court intervention, but Defendant's failure to comply with the discovery requests has hindered Plaintiff's ability to adequately prepare for trial.

  5. Plaintiff is entitled to complete and full responses to its discovery requests, and the failure of Defendant to provide such responses has prejudiced Plaintiff's ability to prosecute this case.

STATEMENT OF LAW

  1. Under Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1), parties may obtain discovery regarding any non-privileged matter that is relevant to any party's claim or defense and proportional to the needs of the case.

  2. Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(3)(B) allows a party to move for an order compelling discovery when the opposing party has failed to answer or respond to a discovery request.

  3. Arizona case law holds that discovery is a matter of right, and that parties are required to provide full and complete responses to discovery requests absent a showing of good cause or privilege. See, e.g., Dreier v. Anzelmo, 217 Ariz. 62, 68 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007).

  4. The failure of Defendant to provide full and complete responses to Plaintiff's discovery requests is in violation of Arizona law and impairs Plaintiff's ability to adequately prepare for trial.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests that this Honorable Court enter an order compelling Defendant to fully and completely respond to Plaintiff's discovery requests within [list a reasonable amount of time], award Plaintiff its reasonable attorney's fees and costs in bringing this motion, and grant such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

Respectfully submitted this [date] day of [month], [year].

[Your Signature] [Your Name]