Rule 2.07 - CONFERENCE REQUIREMENT (revised)a. No counsel for a party shall file, nor shall any clerk set for hearing, any motion unless accompanied with a "Certificate of Conference" signed by counsel for movant in one of the forms set out in Rule 2.07(c).b. Prior to the filing of a motion, counsel for the potential movant shall personally attempt to contact counsel for the potential respondent to hold or schedule a conference to resolve the disputed matters. Counsel for the potential movant shall make at least three attempts to contact counsel for the potential respondent. The attempts shall be made during regular business hours on at least two business days.c. For the purpose of Rule 2.07(a), a "Certificate of Conference" shall mean the appropriate one of the following four paragraphs (verbatim):(1)"Counsel for movant and counsel for respondent have personally conducted a conference at which there was a substantive discussion of every item presented to the Court in this motion and despite best efforts the counsel have not been able to resolve those matters presented.
Certified to the Day of_, 20 by"
, or
(2)"Counsel for movant has personally attempted to contact the counsel for respondent to resolve the matters presented as follows:
(Dates, times, methods of contact, results)
Counsel for the movant has caused to be delivered to counsel for respondent and counsel for respondent has received a copy of the proposed motion. At least one attempt to contact the counsel for respondent followed the receipt by counsel for respondent of the proposed motion. Counsel for respondent has failed to respond or attempt to resolve the matters presented.
Certified to the Day _ of__, 20 by"
(3)"Counsel for movant has personally attempted to contact counsel for respondent, as follows:
(Dates, times, methods of contact, results)
An emergency exists of such a nature that further delay would cause irreparable harm to the movant, as follows:
(details of emergency and harm).
Certified to the Day of_, 20 by"
, or
(4) I, the undersigned attorney, hereby certify to the Court that I have conferred with opposing counsel in an effort to resolve the issues contained in this motion without the necessity of Court intervention, and opposing counsel has indicated that he does not oppose this motion. Certified to the Day of_, 20 by"
d. Sections (a) and (b) of this Rule do not pertain to dispositive motions, motions for summary judgment, default judgments, motions to confirm arbitration awards, motions to exclude expert testimony, pleas to the jurisdiction, motions to designate responsible third parties, motions to strike designations of responsible third parties, motions for voluntary dismissal or nonsuit, post-verdict motions and motions involving service of citation.Dallas Cnty. L. R. Civ. Ct. 2.07