Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
motion for summary judgment1
A request that the court enter judgment without a trial because there is no genuine issue of material fact to be decided by a fact-finder - that is, because the evidence is legally insufficient to support a verdict in the nonmovant's favor. ( In federal court and in most state courts, the movant-defendant must point out in its motion the absence of evidence on an essential element of the plaintiff's claim, after which the burden shifts to the nonmovant-plaintiff to produce evidence raising a genuine fact issue. But if a party moves for summary judgment on its own claim or defense, then it must establish each element of the claim or defense as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. 56. - Abbr. MSJ. - Also termed summary judgment motion; motion for summary disposition. See SUMMARY JUDGMENT.
partial summary judgment
A summary judgment that is limited to certain issues in a case and that disposes of only a portion of the whole case. - Also termed summary adjudication.
summary judgment
A judgment granted on a claim about which there is no genuine issue of material fact and upon which the movant is entitled to prevail as a matter of law. 0 This procedural device allows the speedy disposition of a controversy without the need for trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. - Also termed summary disposition; judgment on the pleadings. See JUDGMENT.
summary judgment motion
See MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.
summary judgment.
See SUMMARY JUDGMENT.