A Praecipe is a document required by the court when a party or attorney is requesting that the court set a date to hear and decide a motion. Share.
Use this form to ask the court to have a summons and a copy of the complaint you filed given to the other party by the sheriff or another authorized agency. In a case for divorce, you are the plaintiff, and the other party is the defendant.
(A) Responses to all motions, except those listed in subparagraph 2(A) below, must be filed within 14 days after service of the motion. (B) If filed, a reply brief supporting such motion must be filed within 7 days after service of the response, but at least 3 days before the motion hearing.
In law in the United States a praecipe is a document that either (A) commands a defendant to appear and show cause why an act or thing should not be done; or (B) requests the clerk of court to issue a writ and to specify its contents, though US Clerks are variously limited to handle minor precepts (typical status ...
: a written request for an action (as the issuing of a writ of execution) from a party to a clerk of a court or sometimes to a judge. filed a praecipe for the writ of scire facias.
A praecipe is a written motion or request seeking some court action especially a trial setting or an entry of judgment so it can be a synonym for a motion.