This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
Rule 55(a) authorizes the entry of default when the opposing party has "failed to plead or otherwise defend". The language includes a defendant's complete failure to file any papers at all, as well as his failure, after filing an appearance, to file an answer.
Rule 65 lays out the requirements for obtaining immediate relief (a temporary restraining order, or TRO), as well as intermediate relief (a preliminary injunction), and permanent relief (a judgment, or final decree).
To qualify for a retirement benefit you must be vested in your retirement system. Vesting means you have met the minimum service requirements to qualify for a benefit. For most members, that means you have a minimum of 10 years of full-time creditable service. You would still have to meet the minimum age requirements.
Massachusetts Rule 65 of Civil Procedure allows those in litigation to bring a motion for an injunction against the other party. At Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC, we often use injunctions to prevent debtors from hiding their assets.
The judge may declare a mistrial as to any charges upon which the jury cannot agree upon a verdict; provided, however, that the judge may first require the jury to return verdicts on those charges upon which the jury can agree and direct that such verdicts be received and recorded.
To seek a permanent injunction, the plaintiff must pass the four-step test: (1) that the plaintiff has suffered an irreparable injury; (2) that remedies available at law, such as monetary damages, are inadequate to compensate for the injury; (3) that the remedy in equity is warranted upon consideration of the balance ...
For example, in addition to making a financial judgment against a defendant, a court might issue a permanent injunction ordering that the defendant does not participate in a certain activity or business.
An injunction or temporary restraining order is an order from the court prohibiting a party from performing or ordering a specified act, either temporarily or permanently.
Injunctions in California An inadequate remedy at law; A serious risk of irreparable harm absent injunctive relief; A likelihood that plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the controversy; and, A balancing test of the harm to the defendant in granting the injunction versus the harm to the plaintiff in withholding it.
Just because a judge issued a final injunction in your case does not mean they were right. Often times, judges get it wrong or the record is insufficient to uphold a final injunction. Many times injunctions are overturned by the appellate courts for a variety of reasons.