2-619. Involuntary dismissal based upon certain defects or defenses. (1) That the court does not have jurisdiction of the subject matter of the action, provided the defect cannot be removed by a transfer of the case to a court having jurisdiction.
The court may grant a motion to dismiss if the plaintiff's complaint fails to allege all the elements of a claim adequately. Or the court may grant it if the complaint fails to allege a measurable injury.
A Motion to Dismiss pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/2-615 alleges that there are defects on the face of the pleading. This typically means that the pleading does not state a claim for which the relief being requested can be granted.
26 We will discuss these distinctions in detail, but a simple rule to remember is that a section 2- 615 motion is used to test the complaint's legal sufficiency, a section 2-619 motion is used where something outside of the litigation prevents the claim, and a section 2-1005 motion is used where the facts do not ...
As with all motions, a motion to strike must state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order to strike, as well as the relief sought. FRCP 7(b); Smart Code®. Under FRCP 12(f), the court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter.
Illinois Code of Civil Procedure 2-619 governs the involuntary dismissal of an action by the motion of a defendant (or other party against whom a claim is asserted) based upon specified defects or defenses.
The 2-615 motions attack defects appearing on the face of the plead- ings. They have two basic require- ments. The first requirement is the motion must specifically point out the defect complained of. The sec- ond requirement is the motion must ask for the appropriate relief. There are six common bases.
A motion to strike is a request to a judge that part of a party's pleading or a piece of evidence be removed from the record.
After being served with a complaint, a defendant has to decide how to initially respond. There are two options—filing a pre-answer motion or filing an answer: 1.