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summary-judgment motion

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A quick definition of summary-judgment motion:

A summary-judgment motion is a request made to a court to make a decision without a trial because there is not enough evidence to support a verdict in the non-moving party's favor. The party making the motion must show that there is no evidence on an essential part of the other party's claim, and then the burden shifts to the other party to produce evidence that raises a genuine fact issue. If a party makes a motion for summary judgment on their own claim or defense, they must establish each element of the claim or defense as a matter of law.

A more thorough explanation:

A summary-judgment motion is a request made to the court to enter a judgment without a trial because there is no genuine issue of material fact to be decided by a fact-finder. This means that the evidence presented is legally insufficient to support a verdict in the nonmovant's favor.

For example, if a defendant believes that there is no evidence to support the plaintiff's claim, they can file a summary-judgment motion. The defendant must point out in their motion the absence of evidence on an essential element of the plaintiff's claim. The burden then shifts to the plaintiff to produce evidence raising a genuine fact issue. If the plaintiff fails to do so, the court may enter a judgment in favor of the defendant without a trial.

It's important to note that if a party moves for summary judgment on their own claim or defense, they must establish each element of the claim or defense as a matter of law.

Overall, a summary-judgment motion is a way to resolve a case quickly and efficiently when there is no genuine issue of material fact to be decided by a fact-finder.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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
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