“Rule 37(a) provides that before any motion to compel discovery is filed, the affected parties or their counsel ordinarily must meet and confer in an effort to resolve the dispute, and the moving party must certify that it made a ‘good faith effort’ to obtain the material sought. The certification must describe the effort made and state the date, time and place of the meeting.”
“Super.Ct.Civ.R. 26(b)(1) provides that ‘[p]arties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, which is relevant to the subject matter of the action.’ (Futrell v. Department of Labor Federal Credit Union, 816 A.2d 793, 808-09 [D.C. 2003] citing Roberts-Douglas v. Meares, 624 A.2d 405, 414-15 [D.C. 1992].) This court has held that ‘[r]elevancy to the subject matter is construed most liberally, to the point that discovery should be granted where there is any possibility that the information sought may be relevant to the subject matter of the action.’” (Futrell v. Department of Labor Federal Credit Union, 816 A.2d 793, 808-09 [D.C. 2003] citing id. at 415.)
The meet and confer requirement is "waived" if:
(Edwards v. Climate Conditioning, 942 A.2d 1148, 1152 n.15 [D.C. 2008] quoting Super.Ct.Civ.R. 37(a).)
“We review the denial of a motion to compel discovery for abuse of discretion resulting in prejudice.” (Franco v. Dist. of Columbia, 39 A.3d 890, 896 [D.C. 2012] citing So v. 514 10th St. Assocs., L.P.,834 A.2d 910, 914 [D.C.2003].) “The trial court has broad discretion to weigh the factors in deciding whether discovery should be compelled.” Phelan v. City of Mount Rainier,805 A.2d 930, 942–43 [D.C.2002].)
“Rule 37(a)(4) provides that, if a motion to compel is granted, ‘the court shall, after opportunity for hearing, require the party ... to pay to the moving party the reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining the order, including attorney's fees, unless the Court finds that the opposition to the motion was substantially justified....’” (Habib v. Thurston (1985) 517 A.2d 1, 8.) “Thus, in the absence of substantial justification for a refusal to comply, ‘the award of expenses is mandatory against a party whose conduct necessitated a motion to compel discovery....’” (Habib v. Thurston (1985) 517 A.2d 1, 8 citing Merritt v. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, 649 F.2d 1013, 1019 [5th Cir. 1981][construing Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(4)].)
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