This form is a sample response by the defendant to the plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Kansas Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of Liability
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US-PI-0055
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Except as otherwise provided by statute or these rules, the response must be filed no later than 7 days after service of the motion or as otherwise provided by the court. (c) Oral Argument. The following rules govern oral argument and rulings on motions.
(4) A reply to the opposition shall be served and filed by the moving party not less than five days preceding the noticed or continued date of hearing, unless the court for good cause orders otherwise. (5) Evidentiary objections not made at the hearing shall be deemed waived.
(c) Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment; Requirements. Any reply must be filed and served on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties not in default for failure to appear not later than 14 days after service of the response, unless the time is extended by local rule or court order.
Under a motion for summary judgment, the movant should assert that a fact cannot be genuinely disputed based on the record. The nonmovant is given notice and a reasonable time to respond, after which the court may grant or deny summary judgment.
Consider the following five approaches: Show that the motion fails to list the specific facts and law supporting summary judgment. ... Show that a dispute exists on a material fact. ... Show that the law does not support judgment on the undisputed facts.
In a summary judgment, one party may contend there are no facts that need to be decided, or the parties may agree on what the facts are. Either side (and sometimes both sides) may bring a motion for summary judgment arguing that they are entitled to a judgment in their favor without a trial.
Judgments Last Five Years in Kansas This means that unless the judgment is renewed by the courts, after five years, it will cease to operate as a lien against the defendant's estate. In other words, the defendant is no longer responsible for paying off any amount remaining on the judgment.
A motion for summary judgment must be accompanied by a filing fee and a memorandum or brief that: (1) states concisely, in separately numbered paragraphs, the uncontroverted contentions of fact on which the movant relies; (2) for each fact, contains precise references to pages, lines and/or paragraphs - or to a time ...
