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demurrer

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A quick definition of demurrer:

A demurrer is a way to challenge a complaint in a lawsuit. It says that even if everything the person suing says is true, there is no legal reason for them to win the case. For example, if someone sues because their coworker gave them a dirty look, that's not something the law can help with. So, the case would be dismissed with a demurrer. It's like saying "this case doesn't make sense" and asking the judge to throw it out.

A more thorough explanation:

A demurrer is a legal defense that challenges a complaint by stating that it should be dismissed because it does not contain enough facts to support a legal claim. In other words, even if everything in the complaint is true, it does not give the plaintiff a legal right to relief.

For example, if someone filed a complaint saying that their neighbor looked at them funny, this would not be a valid legal claim because there is no law against giving someone a strange look. Therefore, the defendant could file a demurrer to have the case dismissed.

The demurrer is also known as a "motion to dismiss" or a "12(b)(6) motion" because it is based on Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which allows a party to ask the court to dismiss a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

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Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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