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A Motion to Dismiss is a request for the court to throw out a charge or charges against a defendant. It is a pretrial motion, heard by a judge. There is no jury involved. When a defendant files a Motion to Dismiss, they argue there is a problem with the legal basis of the charge and it should not proceed to trial.

(1) The party upon whom the request is served shall serve a written response within thirty days after service of the request, except as set forth in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph. The court may allow a shorter or longer time.

A Motion to Compel Discovery may be filed by any interested party to request the court order an opposing party or a third party to produce a response to a discovery request for documentation or information. NOTE: This event is to compel discovery only.

Discovery Rule. Louisiana follows the "discovery rule" when determining the statute of limitations in some personal injury cases. This means that the clock starts ticking from the date the injury was discovered or should have been discovered through reasonable diligence, rather than the date of the actual incident.

On motion to compel discovery or for a protective order, the party from whom discovery is sought shall show that the information is not reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost. If that showing is made, the court may nonetheless order discovery from such sources if the requesting party shows good cause.

A motion to compel asks the court to order either the opposing party or a third party to take some action. This sort of motion most commonly deals with discovery disputes, when a party who has propounded discovery to either the opposing party or a third party believes that the discovery responses are insufficient.