A party should seek a motion to compel if

• A. The opposing party is not cooperating or there is a legitimate dispute about entitlement or relevance or there is a partial response
• B. The court has denied the relief
• C. The case is ripe for appeal
• D. The discovery is privileged

Answer: (A)

The main concept is enforcing discovery obligations through a motion to compel. When the other side won’t cooperate with discovery, or there’s a genuine dispute about whether the requested information is properly discoverable (for example, questions about entitlement or relevance), or the responding party provides only a partial or incomplete answer, you use a motion to compel to push the court to require production. This motion seeks a court order directing compliance and can also request sanctions if the noncooperation persists. It isn’t about appealing or a case being ripe for appeal, which are separate, later-stage issues, and it isn’t the right vehicle when discovery is privileged—privilege issues are handled with privilege defenses, logs, or protective orders rather than a motion to compel for disclosure.