Mississippi Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment

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Mississippi
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MS-61636
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A motion is a written request to the court to take a certain action. The court will either grant or deny the motion in accordance with law and court rules. This document, a Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, is a model motion requesting the named action from the court (or a general motion form). Adapt to fit your facts and circumstances. Available for download now in standard format(s). USLF control no. MS-61636

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Completely resolve a case (e.g., entry of judgment for plaintiff or defendants) Completely resolve a claim. Completely determine the status of a particular party. Resolve a particular claim's application to a particular party. Establish a fact or ruling applicable to the case as it is further adjudicated.

A motion for summary judgment filed by an opposing party claims that you cannot prevail in the case because there is no legal dispute or your claim is without merit or a defense. Failure to respond to a motion for summary judgment can result in your case being dismissed or a judgment being rendered against you.

The motion must include a separate "Notice of Motion" which includes a brief summary of the nature of the motion, the deadline for filing a response, and if there is a hearing, the date, time, and location of the hearing.

If the motion is granted, the judgment on the issue or case is deemed to be a final judgment from which a party may seek an appeal. The court of appeal can reverse the grant of summary judgment and reinstate the claim in the lower court. However, this is rarely done and most summary judgments are upheld on appeal.

A motion for summary judgment asks the court to decide the case or specific claims in the case in the moving party's favor.The main difference between a motion to dismiss and a motion for summary judgment is that the court actually gets to evaluate the meat of the claims on a motion for summary judgment.

Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs summary judgment for federal courts. Under Rule 56, in order to succeed in a motion for summary judgment, a movant must show 1) that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact, and 2) that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

A summary judgement occurs when, in a civil case, one party wants to move to a court decision without a trial. That only happens however, when the two parties agree to the critical facts of the issue, and the law allows summary judgement based on the undisputed facts at hand.

A motion asking the court to issue summary judgment on at least one claim.Typically, the motion must show that no genuine issue of material fact exists, and that the opposing party loses on that claim even if all its allegations are accepted as true.

What happens if I don't file an opposition to the motion? If a motion is filed against you and you do not file a written opposition with the court, the judge could grant the other side's motion automatically.It also might mean you lose the case, depending on the motion that was filed.

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Mississippi Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment