Reply #50: that happens too

[TorchTheWitch]

Lying to the court. The problem with that is the court being able to prove it's a lie, and they generally don't bother because they can't prove it, and they also generally know they're being BS'd by somebody. When the judge gets tired of being stuck in the middle of dueling discovery they start sanctioning in a way that would actually hurt. Sometimes sanctioning monetarily is enough to get both sides to stop playing games but not always. Depending on the judge, dueling discovery can get out of control for quite some time or be stopped as soon as the judge gets involved. Most of the time a judge will put up with a certain amount of crying to the court, but they also don't appreciate anyone crying to the court when the attorneys involved haven't tried to resolve the problem on their own first.

I always thought of it as being much like two kids crying to mommy...

Attorney Side A - "She took my doll!"
Attorney Side B - "No I didn't! She hit me for no reason!"
Judge - "Now kids, you have to play nice."

Later...

Attorney Side A - "She still won't give my doll back!"
Attorney Side B - "I never took her doll and she hit me again!"
Judge - "All right kids, you both go to your rooms and no tv until you can play nice."

Later still...

Attorney Side A - "She snuck in my room and hit me with my doll!"
Attorney Side B - "I did not and I never took her doll!"
Judge - "That's it! You're both getting a spanking! I've had it with you two!"

How much a judge will put up with depends on what kind of "mommy" they are and/or whether or not "mommy" is in a bad mood. ;)