Leave File

A hearing for the purpose of asking a judge to issue a ruling or order. The motion is typically filed by one side and a notice is sent to the opposing attorney who responds in writing.

The motion for leave to file an answer to a complaint means that the defendant did not answer within the requisite time period, and is essentially asking for more time to answer the complaint.

Motions before a trial are usually made by a party to obtain the security of a court order that will govern some aspect of the parties' relations until the time of trial, as described below. Motions after trial are made to modify or enforce the orders already in place.

Impleader is a procedural device before trial in which one party joins a third party into a lawsuit because that third party is liable to an original defendant.This complaint alleges that the third party is liable for all or part of the damages that the original plaintiff may win from the original defendant.

Third-party defendant. SUMMONS ON A THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT. To: (Third-party defendant's name and address) A lawsuit has been filed against defendant , who as third-party plaintiff is making this claim against you to pay part or all of what the defendant may owe to the plaintiff .

2 attorney answersThird party claim requires you to add a party. Cross claim is against another defendant already in the case.

A cross-claim is a claim by one party against a co-party (e.g., a defendant claiming against another defendant, or a plaintiff claiming against another plaintiff, arising out of the original complaint.)

Joinder. Joinder is a process by which parties and claims are added to an ongoing lawsuit. The typical litigation scenario begins with a plaintiff who enters into a lawsuit by suing a defendant. The plaintiff has a claim against the defendant for which he or she seeks some type of relief.